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1. All powers not given expressly to the Federal Government alone, or concurrently to the Federal Government and the States are reserved to the States.
2. Consistent with sub-Article 1 of this Article, States shall have the following powers and functions: a. To establish a State administration that best advances self-government, a democratic order based on the rule of law; to protect and defend the Federal Constitution; b. To enact and execute the state constitution and other laws; c. To formulate and execute economic, social and development policies, strategies and plans of the State; d. To administer land and other natural resources in accordance with Federal laws; e. To levy and collect taxes and duties on revenue sources reserved to the States and to draw up and administer the State budget; f. To enact and enforce laws on the State civil service and their condition of work; in the implementation of this responsibility it shall ensure that educational; training and experience requirements for any job, title or position approximate national standards; g. To establish and administer a state police force, and to maintain public order and peace within the
