Powers reserved to state governments

NATIONAL

GOVERNMENT

CONCURRENT POWERS

POWERS RESERVED TO STATE GOVERNMENTS

To regulate foreign trade and

commerce between states To borrow and coin money To conduct foreign

relations with other

nations To establish post offices

and roads To raise and support armed

forces To declare war and make

peace To govern territories and

admit new states To pass naturalization

laws and regulate

immigration

To make all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out its powers

To collect taxes To borrow money

To establish and maintain courts

To make and enforce laws To provide for the health and welfare of the people

To regulate trade within

the state To establish local

governments To conduct elections To determine voter

qualifications To establish and support

public schools

To incorporate business firms

To license professional workers

To ratify amendments To keep all the "reserved powers" not granted to the national government nor prohibited to the states

POWERS DENIED TO THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT