What types of powers are reserved to the states under the tenth amendment? tenth amendment - "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."

According to the Tenth Amendment, States have those powers that were not specifically delegated to the Federal Government by the Constitution. These powers reserved to the States are, among others, the regulation of trade and industry within their borders, the control over education, the regulation of gambling, the maintenance of state highways, the setting up of local governments, and the passing of marriage and divorce laws.