The Tenth Amendment to the U. S. Constitution states, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” What effect does this have on local governments? a. It causes local governments to take on many day-to-day responsibilities.

b. It makes the federal government small in scale when compared to state governments.

c. It drives competition between state governments competing for international funds.

d. It is the reason that state officials are often absent from their official duties.