State and Government Powers

Mihai Negrean

Oct 4, 2023 — 1 min read

In the United States government, the federal government and the states each have their powers that only they can exercise, and some that both types of government have.

Federal Powers

The Federal government has powers that the states do not have. Some of these include:

Coining money
Regulating interstate and international commerce
Running the post office
Declaring war
Raising armies
Conducting foreign affairs
Establishing inferior courts
Establishing rules of naturalization

Concurrent Powers

Both the state and federal governments have these powers:

Taxation
Lawmaking and law enforcement
Chartering banks and corporations
Taking land for public use (e.g. to build a highway)
Borrowing money

State Powers

Only the state governments have these powers:

Conducting elections
Establishing local governments
Providing for public health, safety, and welfare
Maintaining a militia
Ratifying Constitutional amendments

It is important to note that states' decisions can be influenced by government mandates, which require the states to meet a specific condition to receive federal aid. For example, the federal government issued a mandate for raising the minimum drinking age, and Wyoming did not comply for a time. Because of this, they were not given money for building highways.

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