USCIS Civics · Question 60 of 128
What is the purpose of the 10th Amendment?
(It states that the) powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or to the people.
In plain English
The 10th Amendment says that powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or to the people. The Constitution lists the federal government's powers. Everything else — like schools and driver's licenses — belongs to the states or the people. The purpose of the 10th Amendment: powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or to the people.