Category: American Government
Powers that belong only to the states include: providing schooling and education, police protection, fire departments, driver's licenses, and zoning and land use. Name one.
These are local matters best handled at the state and local level. The Founders believed that government closest to the people is most responsive to their needs — your local school board knows your community better than Congress does.
This division of power between federal and state governments is called federalism. The 10th Amendment reinforces it by saying powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or the people.
Pick one: 'Provide schooling and education' or 'give a driver's license.'
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