Question

Question 1 (3 points)
Imagine you read a news article about state governments. It says they should have more powers. The writer says the federal government exists to serve the states, and not the other way around. Which of the following would support this argument? (3 points)

a
The Supremacy Clause

b
The Tenth Amendment

c
Article I, delegated powers

d
Article IV, concurrent powers

Answer 1

Answer:

The United States Constitution has served as the supreme law of the United States since taking effect in 1789. The document was written at the 1787 Philadelphia Convention and was ratified through a series of state conventions held in 1787 and 1788. Since 1789, the Constitution has been amended twenty-seven times; particularly important amendments include the ten amendments of the United States Bill of Rights and the three Reconstruction Amendments.

Answer 2

Answer: B: Tenth Amendment

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