Question

Government help please!

1. The 10th amendment to the Constitution reads as follows:
" The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
According to the 10th amendment which powers to the state have? select all that apply (I have to choose two)
A. The powers not delegated to the United States
B. The powers set out in the constitution
C. The powers not prohibited by the constitution to the states
D. The powers that the people want
2. Why did John C. Calhoun believe that nullification of federal law should be a power held by state?
A. Because this Constitution does not expressly give Congress the right to control states
B. Because he wanted the Civil War and was willing to push until it happened
C. Because he was against states rights in all forms
D. Because the Constitution clearly stated that nullification was justified
3. How did the earliest state constitutions differ from the majority of others created later?
A. They did not include popular support
B. They were handwritten by slaves
C. They were not based upon their colonial charters
D. They did not create a court system

Answer 1

1. C. The powers not prohibited by the constitution to the states
2. A. Because this Constitution does not expressly give Congress the right to control states
3. D. They did not create a court system

Answer 2

1.The correct answers here are the options A and C.

Under the United States Constitution, the powers that the states possess are those that are not given to federal government and those that are not prohibited by the Constitution itself. This is clearly seen here in the 10th Amendment. The states are free to set forth any laws that are constitutional so this does not mean any powers people want.

2.The correct answer here is the option A.

John C. Calhoun believed as did some other prominent politicians that nullification of federal laws was justified as the Constitution does not expressly give Congress the right to control states. But nullification is actually not legal and not true because of the Supremacy Clause that states that the Constitution and the federal laws created in accordance with it are the supreme law of the land. Also, Article III of the Constitution states that it is the federal judiciary that has the final say in the constitutionality of a law.

3.The correct answer here is the option A.

When the citizens of the United States think about the Constitution they mainly think about the Constitution of the United States. But before the colonies came together to create the Union they already created their own individual constitutions and entered the Union as free states. But these have been changed after the establishment of the Union in order to more reflect the Constitution of the United States.