All of the following are reserved powers except: a. establishing and maintaining schools b. regulating business within the state c. controlling interstate and foreign trade d. establishing county and local governments

The correct answer is C) controlling interstate and foreign trade.

All of the following are reserved powers except controlling interstate and foreign trade.

If we consult the 10th Amendment to the United States Constitution, it says: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.” This means that the states in the U.S. have the powers not granted to the Federal government. Some examples of this are education of inhabitants, protecting people in their cities, ownership of property, regulation of industry, and a local justice system, among others. So what is NOT a reserved power is controlling interstate and foreign trade.

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