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What is the purpose of the 10th Amendment?

Powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or the people.

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  1. Gives women the right to vote
  2. Powers not given to the federal government belong to states ✔
  3. Ends slavery

Why: The 10th Amendment says powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or to the people. Women's voting is the 19th Amendment and ending slavery is the 13th.

Huh, didn't know that: The 10th Amendment is the last of the ten amendments in the Bill of Rights.

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Answer: Powers not given to the federal government belong to states. The 10th Amendment says powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or to the people. Women's voting is the 19th Amendment and ending slavery is the 13th.

  1. USCIS M-1778, 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version) www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/questions-and-answers/2025-Civics-Test-128-Questions-and-Answers.pdf
    60. What is the purpose of the 10th Amendment? Powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or to the people.
    Checked 2026-10-07.

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