Despite what President Trump has declared on Twitter, "opening up" the American economy is not his decision. Quarantine authority belongs to the states. The federal government's powers under the Constitution are limited, with wide latitude given to the states to set policy. The Tenth Amendment says any powers not explicitly granted to the federal government (or explicitly prohibited to the states) are reserved to the states.
Federal and state power
Federal and state power
Federal and state power
Despite what President Trump has declared on Twitter, "opening up" the American economy is not his decision. Quarantine authority belongs to the states. The federal government's powers under the Constitution are limited, with wide latitude given to the states to set policy. The Tenth Amendment says any powers not explicitly granted to the federal government (or explicitly prohibited to the states) are reserved to the states.