alleryStart learning →Which amendment affirms that powers not delegated to the United States are reserved to the states or the people?
AThe First Amendment
BThe Fifth Amendment
CThe Sixteenth Amendment
DThe Tenth Amendment
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. The Tenth Amendment
1. Anti-Federalists wanted written assurance that the national government's reach would stay limited.
2. The first ten amendments provided it, and the Tenth Amendment affirms the states' reserved powers.
3. The Sixteenth Amendment concerns income taxes, a different subject entirely.
_Source: OpenStax American Government 3e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 "American Federalism", section 3.1 The Division of Powers_
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