Question

“rights of states” what specific right does this mean?

Answer 1

A states' rights are rights that the state has that the Federal Government should not infringe upon.

For example, every state has a right to make its own laws. The Federal Government cannot force that state to not make a law it doesn't like unless the law violates Federal law.

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