The state governments was granted six powers. The state powers are: to establish local governments; to regulate commerce within a state; to conduct elections; to ratify amendments to the federal Constitution; to take measures for public health, safety, and morals; and to exert powers the Constitution does not delegate to the national government or prohibit the states from using.
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Reserved powers belong to the states. Reserved powers are the powers that are not granted to the National Government by the Constitution and they are not denied to the states.
Paraphrasing the Constitution " All powers not expressly granted herein shall be reserved for the states."
No, actually the reverse. The Constitution states that all powers not specifically granted to the Federal Government are reserved for the state.
Read the first three articles of the United States Constitution.
There are many powers not given to the Federal government in the Constitution. Specifically it states that any power not specifically granted to the government will be reserved for the States (interpreted as for the people).