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No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State. | No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State. | ||
==={{#tip-text: Section 10. (limits on powers of the states)| Section 10 imposes restrictions upon certain powers of the states | ==={{#tip-text: Section 10. (limits on powers of the states)=== | ||
'''{{#tip-text: Section 10. | Section 10 imposes restrictions upon certain powers of the states | |||
* some of the restricted powers listed that would normally be considered those of a national government | * some of the restricted powers listed that would normally be considered those of a national government | ||
* others represent limits on abuses of power, especially as experienced by the colonies under British rule | * others represent limits on abuses of power, especially as experienced by the colonies under British rule | ||
* these restrictions mark, in part, the exchange of sovereignty between the states and the federal government}} | * these restrictions mark, in part, the exchange of sovereignty between the states and the federal government}}'''<br><br> | ||
No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emits Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility. | No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emits Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility. | ||