Question

the excerpt below is from the 10th amendment to the u.s. constitution. the powers not delegated to the united states by the constitution, nor prohibited to it by the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people. how does the 10th amendment limit national government power? it provides a list of rights and freedoms for citizens. it gives the states more power than the national government. it requires the national government to share power with the states. it establishes the supremacy of national government over the states.

Explanation:

The 10th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution reserves powers not delegated to the national government, nor prohibited to the states, to the states respectively, or to the people. It limits national government power by defining its scope and allocating residual powers to states and people.

Answer:

It provides a list of rights and freedoms for citizens is incorrect. The 10th Amendment is about power - division, not a list of individual rights. It does not establish the supremacy of the national government over the states (that's more related to the Supremacy Clause). It does not require the national government to share power with the states in the sense of an affirmative sharing - requirement. It gives states more power than the national government is also wrong as it just defines non - delegated powers. The 10th Amendment limits national government power by reserving certain powers to states and people. So, the answer is that it limits national government power by reserving powers to states and people.