Reserved Powers- These powers belong to the states and the states were allowed to pass Marriage Laws, establish Public schools, and regulate trade within the states, for example, if the states did not have this power then they could not set up public schools, and nobody will have the right to get engaged or the states won't be able to regulate trade within the state. So, these are the reasons why the states are given Reserved Powers, they were also allowed to create and enforce laws, charter Banks and Corporations, …show more content…
For example, the government could raise taxes if they want for important reasons like maybe to financially aid the army, and build new business'. The reason why we need these powers are because, if the government was not able to raise or enforce taxes, then the people would not even bother to pay their taxes, without that tax money the government would go into decline and they wouldn't be able financially aid an army for our Nation. They were also allowed to establish bankruptcy laws. Also, they could establish lower courts for the smaller towns in the states. This means that the smaller states would have their own courts assigned by the Constitution. The Constitution also had provided public welfare for the people who were not able to support themselves or their relatives, for example, the Government would provide food stamps for the people who can't fulfill their needs. For enforcing taxes, it was a mandatory rule in the government because if people don't pay their taxes the Government cannot support our country's needs. So, these are the reasons why the Concurrent powers play an important role in our