Which power does the constitution specifically deny to the federal government

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Eliza Huang

6 October, 07:22

Which power does the constitution specifically deny to the federal government

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Akira Camacho · Answer 1

The federal government is denied the following:

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)

Britney Nelson · Answer 2

B. The power to ratify changes to the Constitution

Explanation:

The Founding Fathers designed the US Constitution to be hard to amend. They did so because they wanted to preserve the political deals that made the US Constitution possible.

Article 5 of the US Constitution says that an amendment can be proposed either by 2/3 majority in the House and the Senate or by a convention called into being by Congress.

After that, the amendment has to be ratified by 3/4 of the states, this means that the federal government does not have the power to ratify any amendment, the states have to.