The power to maintain a state militia is given by the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

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The Tenth Amendment reserves to the states (or to the people) the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States. This includes the power to maintain a state militia, as the Constitution specifically grants certain militia-related powers to the federal government (e.g., arming the militia, calling it into federal service) but does not explicitly prohibit states from maintaining their own militias.

The Power to Maintain a State Militia Is Given by the Tenth