单词	states' rights
释义	states' rights plural noun : all rights not vested by the U.S. Constitution in the federal government nor forbidden by it to the separate states Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web There have been moments of parties splintering, such as when Democrats committed to states' rights and frustrated by civil rights legislation, just as Black Americans were shifting toward Democrats, tried to create their own Dixiecrat party. Zachary B. Wolf, CNN, 15 May 2021 This attempt to federalize our elections and strip away states' rights would make cheating easier than ever. Arkansas Online, 28 Apr. 2022 Morgan wants to uphold the rule of law and preserve the U.S Constitution, such as fighting to ensure the federal government doesn't overstep states' rights. Melissa Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2022 Thurmond ran for president that year -- in a four-way race against incumbent Harry S. Truman, Republican Thomas Dewey and progressive Henry Wallace -- on a states' rights ticket. Peniel E. Joseph, CNN, 18 Jan. 2022 Chief Justice John Roberts seemed to propose a kind of compromise; that the court only consider the 15-week ban before it and not states' rights to impose earlier restrictions. Claire Zillman, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2021 But the state has asked the high court to strike down its precedent, in the name of states' rights. Fox News, 28 Nov. 2021 The move has state lawmakers accusing the federal government of overreach into states' rights territory. Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2021 Emmer, chairman of the National Republican Campaign Committee, favors states' rights to make their own rules. Jim Spencer, Star Tribune, 1 July 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1824, in the meaning defined above Legal Definition states' rights noun plural 1 : rights and powers not forbidden to the states nor vested in the federal government by the U.S. Constitution 2 singular in construction : a doctrine based on states' rights that has been used to justify state resistance to federal authority in matters seen as the exclusive concern of the states and that is most often associated with the states favoring slavery and secession in the 19th century compare federalism
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