10th Amendment

10th Amendment

• Right to a speedy and public trial

• Powers not given to the national government are given to the state governments

• The rights listed in the Constitution are not the only rights that we have

• Protection from excessive bails and fines AND cruel and unusual punishment

Traffic laws. Issuing driver's licenses and marriage licenses. Holding elections. Regulating commerce within the state. Police and fire departments.

• 10th Amendment

• 9th Amendment

• 8th Amendment

• 7th Amendment

Carlos and Zyana are 16 years old and want to get married. If they live in Texas, they can get married with permission from their parents. If they live in Massachusetts they need a court order from a judge. Which amendment allows the states to have different rules about the age of marriage?

• 9th amendment

• 10th amendment

• 4th amendment

• 10th amendment

Which of the following powers is granted to state governments under the 10th amendment?

• setting the driving age

• overseeing licenses and permits

• establishing educational requirements for students

• all of these are state powers

What is an example of Cruel and Unusual Punishment?

• 50 years in Prison

• Torturing the criminal

• $100,000 bail

• Community Service

In America, we have a system of Federalism. Federalism is a government which

• concentrates all power at the local and state level

• concentrates all power at the national level

• power is shared between the national and local governments

• The US does not have a Federalist system

10TH AMENDMENT

• Powers not delegated to the Canada by the Constitution, nor prohibited by the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people

• Powers not delegated to the U.S. by the Constitution, nor prohibited by Mexico, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people

• Justice not delegated to the U.S. by the Constitution, nor prohibited by the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people

• Powers not delegated to the U.S. by the Constitution, nor prohibited by the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution reserves powers to the states that are not delegated to the federal government?

• 1st Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• 10th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

What is the primary purpose of the 10th Amendment in the U.S. Constitution?

• To limit the powers of the federal government

• To grant voting rights to women

• To abolish slavery

• To establish the right to free speech

Which of the following is an example of a power reserved to the states under the 10th Amendment?

• Declaring war

• Issuing driver's licenses

• Printing money

• Regulating interstate commerce