The states have authority under the law to do anything unless it is prohibited to the states to do instead. The framers. One of the essential elements of the Constitution is The federal government was not a government of general jurisdiction. Rather, the federal government is a government of. Of enumerated powers. Article 1, Section 8 specifies 18 powers given to Congress and the federal government. (19:38–19:42)
CLAIM
Asserts that the federal government does not have general jurisdiction, unlike state governments.
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