Application Around The World
In Australia, despite the centralized nature of the constitution, the High Court adopted the "reserved powers doctrine" until 1920 which was used to interpret of the Constitution of Australia such that the states should be viewed as the holding the reserved powers. This doctrine is now obsolete.
In Bermuda, "reserved powers" are the powers that the British Governor of Bermuda has over External Affairs, Internal Security and the Police, see Politics of Bermuda.
In the United Kingdom "reserved matters", refers to those subjects dealt with solely by the United Kingdom Parliament, and not devolved to the Scottish Parliament, National Assembly for Wales or the Northern Ireland Assembly.
In the United States, the "reserved powers" are those powers which under the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution are reserved to the states or the people.
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