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What is the difference between national and state goverment?
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Under the Constitution, powers reserved to the national government include:
National:
•Print money (bills and coins)
•Declare war
•Establish an army and navy
•Enter into treaties with foreign governments
•Regulate commerce between states and international trade
•Establish post offices and issue postage
•Make laws necessary to enforce the Constitution
State :
•Establish local governments
•Issue licenses (driver, hunting, marriage, etc.)
•Regulate intrastate (within the state) commerce
•Conduct elections
•Ratify amendments to the U.S. Constitution
•Provide for public health and safety
•Exercise powers neither delegated to the national government or prohibited from the states by the U.S.
•Constitution (For example, setting legal drinking and smoking ages.)