What does the Tenth Amendment say about government powers that are not listed in the Constitution?
If the Constitution does not give a power to the United States government, the power belongs to the state governments or the people. The United States government has any power, even if it isn't listed in the Constitution. If the Constitution does not give a power to the United States government, no one can have that power.
According to the Tenth Amendment, the Constitution lists all of the powers given to the United States government. If the Constitution does not give a power to the United States government, the power belongs to the state governments or the people. The full text of the Tenth Amendment is below. 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.