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Powers Reserved to States
Which powers belong to the Federal Government? To the states? Federalism -- the division of powers between Federal and state governments -- is the heart of the 10th Amendment. It says powers not given to the Federal Government belong to the states or the people. Missouri rejected the Child Labor Amendment, refusing to yield state power to regulate child labor. The amendment failed.
Rejection of the proposed Child Labor constitutional amendment by the state legislature of Missouri, January 13, 1925, Records of the U.S. Senate |