Which of the Following Statements About the Tenth Amendment Is

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the Tenth Amendment is accurate?

• A)Because it cannot define the federal government's lawful power,it has not proved a strong protection against the growth of federal power at the expense of the states.
• B)Because it defines state powers too narrowly,it has not proved a strong protection against the growth of federal power at the expense of the states.
• C)It has proven to be a strong force and preventive against the "nationalization" of the federal system.
• D)Because of its ambiguous nature,it has proved incompatible with the American federal system.
• E)It has vastly exceeded the Anti-Federalists' intent when the amendment was proposed.

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