Amendment X

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.”

This amendment reaffirms the states’ power outside of the federal government by declaring that any powers not delegated to the government go to the states, or the people.

The Tenth Amendment keeps a checks and balance between the states and the federal government by giving powers not delegated to the government to the states or the people. It goes hand-in-hand with the Ninth Amendment in that it takes away centralized power from the government.

This video explains that the States need to be more aware of its sovereignty and Americans need to be aware of the Constitution and their rights, so that they are not violated and we are not subjected to unconstitutional laws. This lady explains that Obama’s health care reform is not just a national issue, but also more importantly a State issue and that the States have the right to challenge it. I thought this video gave insight into how much sovereignty others interpret the States to have based on the Constitution. The 10^th Amendment does say that powers not prohibited to the State are reserved by the State, so maybe she’s on to something??

 This video explains that Oklahoma is declaring sovereignty under the 10^th amendment in order to get rid of mandates and that under the 10^th amendment the state can do that because the Federal Government only has the powers given to it in the Constitution. This vide really made a good point at the end when it stated that the US government only had the powers given to it in the Constitution, which is how many of the videos I’ve watched on YouTube felt, however the Government does not operate as though they believe this to be true. How much power to do we really have under the Constitution? We don’t get to interpret the Constitution—the Supreme Court does! The Framers are yelling, “Gotcha b@#*h!!!”