Amendment XI

Amendment XI

“The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by Citizens of another State, or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign State.”
This amendment provided that non-citizens and citizens of the states could not bring a lawsuit against that state (from which they are not a part of)—EVER!
The Eleventh Amendment prevents citizens and non-citizens from suing states they are not citizens of, but it allows, with special exceptions, someone to sue state officials in Federal Court.

This is a video that gives an easy-to-understand definition of what the 11th amendment is trying to say. I can appreciate when someone can an explain an amendment that may be a bit wordy, in a short manner that is still concise and easy to understand which is why I choose this video.

This is a young man stating that non-citizens of this country could not sue the Federal Government. I chose this video, because his interpretation of the amendment was incorrect.