U.S. Constitution: Tenth Amendment

Tenth Amendment - Reserved Powers

Amendment Text | Annotations  

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.

Annotations

• Reserved Powers  
• Scope and Purpose  
• Effect of Provision on Federal Powers  
  • Federal Taxing Powers  
  • Federal Police Power  
  • Federal Regulations Affecting State Activities and Instrumentalities