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In the United States, the concept of reserved powers refers to those powers that are not specifically delegated to the federal government by the Constitution and are not prohibited to the states. According to the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
An example of a state's reserved power is the authority to regulate and oversee education within the state. The U.S. Constitution does not explicitly grant the federal government control over education, and thus, this power is reserved to the individual states. As a result, each state has its own education system, with state boards of education, local school districts, and state-level policies determining educational standards, curriculum, and funding.
This principle of reserved powers reflects the federal system of government in the United States, where certain powers are granted to the federal government, others are reserved for the states, and there are areas where both levels of government may share concurrent powers. Education, along with many other areas such as transportation, family law, and intrastate commerce, falls under the category of powers reserved to the states.