When examining the Constitution, the reserved powers are not clearly defined because the

A) states had all the power when the Constitution was written because of the Articles of Confederation.
B) national government was developing a detailed list, but preferred to first establish a basic foundation.
C) majority of power was to be retained by the people with individual rights taking priority over those of the state governments.
D) issue of slavery prevented a list of specific powers from being drafted by the founders.
E) founders intended the Supreme Court to evaluate needs of the states on an ongoing basis.


A

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