2025 civics test · Question 60 of 128 · System of Government
What is the purpose of the 10th Amendment?
Official answers
- (It states that the) powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or to the people.
Why
The 10th Amendment says that powers not given to the federal government, and not forbidden to the states, belong to the states or the people. Memory tip: if the federal government does not have the power, it belongs to the states or the people.