United StatesQuestion 60 (2025 list) · System of government
What is the purpose of the 10th Amendment?
- aIt gives women the right to vote in federal, state, and local elections.
- bIt ends slavery and forced labor in the United States, except as punishment for a crime.
- cIt limits the President to two terms, so no one can be elected more than twice.
- dPowers not given to the federal government belong to the states or to the people.Correct answer
Why?
The 10th Amendment says that powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or to the people. It is the last amendment in the Bill of Rights.
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