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<span>The united states constitution delegates police powers mainly to the "federal government," since it leaves most remaining power, which are largely unmentioned, to the individual states. </span>
The answer is a representative form of government, where <span>delegates speak on behalf of citizens.</span>
"<span>The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments. The amendment
addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws, and was
proposed in response to issues related to former slaves following the
American Civil War."
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