Debates over how power is divided between the national and state governments have divided Supreme Court justices since the nation's Founding because of various different interpretations of the Tenth Amendment and the powers granted to Congress under the necessary and proper clause of the U.S.Constitution.

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This statement is true. The Tenth Amendment states that powers not delegated to the federal government by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states or to the people, leaving room for interpretation of the division of power between the national and state governments. Additionally, the necessary and proper clause grants Congress the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution the powers granted by the Constitution, further complicating the balance of power between the federal and state governments.

Debates Over How Power Is Divided Between the National and State