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State Police Power
U.S. Const. amend. X / state constitutions
Under the Tenth Amendment, powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states. States exercise 'police power' to regulate health, safety, welfare, and morals — the basis for most criminal law, property law, family law, professional licensing, and landlord-tenant law.
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