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What does the 10th amendment to the united states constitution do?

A. Requires that the government follow legal procedures before denying citizens their right to life, liberty, and property

B. Prohibits slavery

C. Reserves power to the States and people

D. Protects freedom of speech

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Answer:

C

Step-by-step explanation:

The 10th Amendment says “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.”

When the Constitution was written, there was some concern the federal government would end up taking too much power away from the states, said Richard Seamon, law professor at the University of Idaho.

The original hope of the Constitution was that it would be clear that powers not given to the national government would remain with the states or people, Seamon said, but some people were concerned at the time that the national government would end up assuming powers that weren’t intended to be given to it.

“In the 10th Amendment, the national government was limited with what it could interfere with,” Seamon said.

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Answer:

C. Reserves power to the States and people

Step-by-step explanation:

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