10th Amendment

When was the 10th amendment ratified

• December 15, 1791

• January 19, 1812

• October 29, 1784

• July 7, 1836

What does the 10th amendment say

• Powers not specified to the federal government are reserved for the states or the people.

• The federal government has unlimited power
• The 10th amendment is not important
• States have no authority over their own laws

How does the 10th amendment affect the governments

• It grants the states more powers

• it makes the federal government more powerful

• it allows the federal government to take power from the states

• It limits the states powers

What case uses the 10th amendment

• Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley Authority

• Shaw v. Reno

• Scott v. Stanfrod

• Baker v. Carr

Also protecting states rights the 10th amendment also protects

• peoples rights

• company's rights

• Environmental rights

• The rights of the federal government

Why is the 10th amendment important

• it allowed the states to have more power

• it granted the federal government more power

• it is not important it was just needed to allow the bill of rights to be passed

• It limited the powers of the State government