states’ rights
government
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- United States
- U.S. state
- federalism
- nullification
states’ rights, the rights or powers retained by the regional governments of a federal union under the provisions of a federal constitution. In the United States, Switzerland, and Australia, the powers of the regional governments are those that remain after the powers of the central government have been enumerated in the constitution. In contrast, the powers at both the state or regional level and the national level of government are defined clearly by specific provisions of the constitutions of Canada and Germany. The concept of states’ rights is closely related to that of state rights, which was invoked from the ...(100 of 822 words)