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Powers Denied to the National Government
and State Governments
| National
Government |
State
Governments |
- May not violate the Bill of Rights
- May not impose export taxes among states
- May not use money from the Treasury without the passage and
approval of an appropriations bill
- May not change state boundaries
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- May not enter into treaties with other countries
- May not print money
- May not tax imports or exports
- May not Impair obligations of contracts
- May not suspend a person's rights without due process
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In addition, neither the national government nor
state governments may:
- Grant titles of nobility
- Permit slavery (13th Amendment)
- Deny citizens the right to vote due to race,
color, or previous servitude (15th Amendment)
- Deny citizens the right to vote because of
gender (19th Amendment)
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