The Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution states:
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.
The purpose of the Tenth Amendment is to make it clear that the powers not delegated to the federal government in the U.S. Constitution are reserved to the states and to the citizens of the United States.
Why do you think it was important to the drafters of the Bill of Rights that these powers be reserved to the states and to the people?
I believe it was important because states and the people were given the rights to create their own laws.
ReplyDeleteThis is important because it makes sure that the federal government does not have too much power over the states and the people
ReplyDeleteIt is important because states and the people are supposed to make/create their own laws to keep equality
ReplyDeleteits important because the state and people make their own laws
ReplyDeleteI believe it's important because it creates a system of checks an balances where no one thing has all the power
ReplyDeleteThis is important because it gives states more autonomy, as the federal government can't make every law due to the differences in cultures and situations in different states.
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ReplyDeleteIt's important because it makes sure that the government can't have all the control and the people have a say in their laws.
ReplyDeleteIt is important so that government does not assume more power than it was given following the drafting of the constitution.
ReplyDeleteits important because the states and the people have to make sure its equal by the laws they create.
ReplyDeletebecause it made people feel like they had a voice and there wouldn't be too much power in our federal government
ReplyDeleteit is important so the federal government doesnt have too much power
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ReplyDeleteIt is important so that the federal government doesn't have too much power
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