The Founders did not include in the U.S.Constitution an explicit statement of state powers but added it later in

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Tenth Amendment explicitly states that "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." This amendment was added to the Constitution as part of the Bill of Rights in 1791, several years after the original Constitution was adopted. It serves as an explicit statement of state powers and helps to clarify the division of powers between the federal government and the states.

The Founders Did Not Include in the U