alleryStart learning →The states' reserved powers are described as no longer being:
AWritten in the text
BRecognised by courts
CExercised by anyone
DExclusively state domain
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Exclusively state domain
1. The boundary between the two levels has shifted over time.
2. States hold reserved powers under the federal arrangement.
3. Some of the states' reserved powers have changed in status.
4. They are no longer exclusively within state domain.
5. That shift is part of how federalism has evolved.
_Source: OpenStax American Government 4e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 'American Federalism'_
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