The 11th Amendment

What year was the 11th amendment officially take effect?

• 1765

• 1795

• 1719

• 1798

What two states were against each other in the lawsuit in 1793?

• Chisholm vs. Georgia

• California vs. Massachusetts

• Virginia vs. Pennsylvania

• Rhode Island vs. Nevada

What does the 11th amendment do?

• It protects the citizens from the government taking their things.

• This amendment gives the court to rely on the Article lll first when states are attempting the sue each other.

• prohibits the federal courts from hearing certain lawsuits against states, of they are based on federal law.

• Allows all states to sue whoever they want even in the federal court.

What were the two states in a lawsuit that eventually started the creation of the 11th amendment?

• Oregon vs. Michigan

• Ohio vs. South Carolina

• California vs. New York

• Vassal vs. Massachusetts