The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved for the States respectively, or to the people.

This sentence expresses the Tenth Amendment: powers not given to the federal government and not forbidden to the states are reserved to the states or the people. That makes “Powers held by the states alone” the closest choice, though the amendment also reserves some powers to the people.

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