Powers Denied the Government
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
Learn what the national and state governments are not allowed to do in the United States.
Source: The U.S. Government Printing Office
| 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 | * 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 |
In addition, neither the national government nor state governments may:
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- 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)
