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Bot GPT 3.5 The Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution 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.”
This amendment is meant to clarify the division of powers between the federal government and the states. It emphasizes the principle of federalism, which is the idea that power should be shared between the national government and the states. The Tenth Amendment reaffirms that any powers not specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution are reserved for the states or the people. This means that states have the authority to govern themselves in areas not addressed by the Constitution, such as education, transportation, and public health. It serves as a limit on the authority of the federal government, ensuring that states retain their own sovereignty and ability to make decisions on matters of local importance.