Naha now carries out many of the functions, notably for public health care, normally delegated to the prefectural government.

Only limited and carefully defined powers should be delegated to the government, all others being retained by the people.

Under the Tenth Amendment, "all powers not delegated to the federal government nor prohibited to the states are retained by the states or the people."

No longer willing to delegate the responsibility for their safety to the government or the police, citizens are taking matters into their own hands.

Scale advantages, however, do not explain why health care policy, environmental regulation and support for basic scientific research are best delegated to the federal government.

Each province has its own elected governor and legislature, concerned with all matters not delegated to the federal government.

They hold all the power that is not specifically delegated to the national government.

A power not expressly delegated to the national government or prohibited to the states is a state power.

It is a statutory plan to regulate and control agricultural production, a matter beyond the powers delegated to the federal government.

The Tenth Amendment reserves to the states (or to the people) those powers not delegated to the federal government.