states’ rights
states’ rights. Under the Tenth Amendment, rights neither conferred on the federal government nor forbidden to the states. [Cases: States 4.16. C.J.S. States §§ 25–26.]
states’ rights. Under the Tenth Amendment, rights neither conferred on the federal government nor forbidden to the states. [Cases: States 4.16. C.J.S. States §§ 25–26.]
states’ rights 〈美〉州权 美国联邦各州具有的权力,属于国内主权分配范畴。1791年通过的宪法第十条修正案载明一切未赋予联邦政府或未禁止州政府持有的权力均归属于州政府及其人民,这一规定奠定了州权的基础。