amendment x is another name for the tenth amendment.
amendment x is another name for the tenth amendment.
what is another name for the tenth amendment?
amendment x
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the tenth amendment (amendment x) to the united states constitution, which is part of the bill of rights, was ratified on december 15, 1791. it expresses the principle of federalism and states' rights, which strictly supports the entire plan of the original constitution for the united states of america, by stating that the federal government possesses only those powers delegated to it by the united states constitution. all remaining powers are reserved for the states or the people.
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despite the movement's assertions, the supreme court has interpreted the tenth amendment such that the amendment does not require a narrow interpretation of the federal government's enumerated powers. instead, the tenth amendment makes clear that the powers of the federal government derive from the states voluntarily surrendering part of their sovereign powers. the supreme court affirmed this view in "united states v. darby lumber" in which the court stated that the tenth amendment "states but a truism that all [powers of the state sovereign] is retained which has not been surrendered [by ratification of the constitution and membership in the united states]". in summary, members of the tenther movement believe that the tenth amendment should be interpreted as requiring that the federal government's enumerated powers be construed narrowly. in contrast, the supreme court interprets the tenth amendment as a default rule. in the absence of enumerated federal power, each state is the supreme sovereign of its own territory, but that this rule has no bearing on interpreting the scope of an enumerated federal power (e.g. the power to make uniform bankruptcy law).
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