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The Tenth Amendment is the last part of the Bill of Rights, and is intended to protect state sovereignty as well as (to an extent) individual rights from being usurped by the Federal government.
Amendment X
"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."
Translated, this means: The states have legal authority over anything not assigned to the federal government or specifically withheld from the states. Whatever powers aren't claimed by the federal or state governments are leftover for the people. US residents (both citizens and other people under US jurisdiction) are also vaguely protected by the Ninth Amendment, which essentially says you have rights beyond those mentioned in the first eight amendments (unfortunately, these have to be negotiated with various government entities).
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoStates' rights
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.
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∙ 7y agoThe Tenth Amendment states the Constitution's principle of federalism by providing that powers not granted to the federal government nor prohibited to the States by the Constitution are reserved to the States or the people.
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∙ 13y agoThe Tenth Amendment to the Unites States Constitution states
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.
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∙ 14y agoThe tenth amendment insures the power of our states and people
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∙ 6y agoAny power given to the people is given to the people of the state.
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∙ 6y agoThe Federal government has only the powers that it is given by the Constitution. All other powers belong to the people and the States.
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What constitutional amendment would states rights activists most likely cite as a limit on federal powers?
the tenth admendment
What are the powers of federal government?
Coin Money,Coin MoneyMake TreatiesEstablish foreign policyEstablish post officesRegulate immigrationDeclare warRegulate Interstate CommerceRegulate Foreign TradeBuild Interstate Highways
What is the First Admendment?
the freedom of speech, press, religion and assembly.
What amendment did congress pass that banned segregation in all public places?
The 23 rd admendment
The 15th admendment?
The 15th amendment staes that you can't deinied right to vote based on race or previous servitude
What constitutional amendment would states rights activists most likely cite as a limit on federal powers?
the tenth admendment
What admendment repeals another admendment?
the controversial 18th admendment prohibition on alcohol was repealed by the even more controversial 21st admendment
Which admendment repealed another admendment?
20th and the 21st amendments.
What did the thirteenth admendment abolish?
Slavery.
What are the powers of federal government?
Coin Money,Coin MoneyMake TreatiesEstablish foreign policyEstablish post officesRegulate immigrationDeclare warRegulate Interstate CommerceRegulate Foreign TradeBuild Interstate Highways
What was the thirteenth admendment?
it abolished slavery novanet
What admendment after the civil war caused many southern states to pass black codes that allowed African American have the right to vote?
the 15 admendment
What is the 17th Admendment?
It changed the methods of electing senators.
When was the 26th admendment adopted and what did it do?
when was the 26th Amendment adopted, and what did it do ?
What is a solution for the election of 1800?
they created the 12th admendment
When did the the 13th admendment ended in 1865?
who is the father of the constitution
What gives us the right to vote?
14th Admendment
