The United States Constitution served as a compromise towards bitter divisions between State and Federal powers. The Constitution prohibited states from regulating interstate commerce and the coinage of money, among others.
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Powers prohibited to the federal (national) government under the US Constitution are called Denied powers.
Under the Tenth Amendment of the US Constitution, the powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved first to the state governments, and then to the people.Amendment XThe powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
The Tenth Amendment is the last part of the Bill of Rights, and is intended to protect state sovereignty as well as (to an extent) individual rights from being usurped by the Federal government.Amendment X"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people."Translated, this means: The states have legal authority over anything not assigned to the federal government or specifically withheld from the states. Whatever powers aren't claimed by the federal or state governments are leftover for the people. US residents (both citizens and other people under US jurisdiction) are also vaguely protected by the Ninth Amendment, which essentially says you have rights beyond those mentioned in the first eight amendments (unfortunately, these have to be negotiated with various government entities).
Under the 10th Amendment powers not enumerated in the Constitution are reserved to the states, respectively, or to the people.
The 10th Amendment limits Federal Power. It states, "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."