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How does the Tenth Amendment limit the power of the federal government?

By reserving rights not granted to the federal government to the states.

By preventing the federal government from changing the Constitution.

By listing specific rights that belong to the people.

By listing specific rights that belong to the states.

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Answer:

By reserving rights not granted to the federal government to the states.

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I just finished studying the Constitution and other Amendments and Bill of Rights

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Answer:

By reserving rights not granted to the federal government to the states.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Tenth Amendment was intended to confirm the understanding of the people at the time the Constitution was adopted, that powers not granted to the United States were reserved to the States or to the people.

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