It is probably the least known, least discussed, has the fewest Supreme Court cases referring to it and potentially is the most important amendment for this country in this new century.
2006-10-21 15:37:56 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Civic Participation
The most important Amendment is the Second, as it is the means to guarantee the rest. The second most important is the Ninth, which secures all rights of the People not named. The Tenth would be the third most important, which guarantees all powers not specified to the Federal government are the right & responsibility of the States, or the People.
2006-10-21 15:47:35 · answer #1 · answered by crimethinker1984 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh, I'd say that the 7th is discussed waaaaaay less than the 10th! The 10th is mentioned quite often! Bob Dole talked about the 10th during his campaign in '96. And, yes, the SC has talked about the 10th a few times. To a large extent, they don't have to say anything like "This federal law is a violation of the 10th Amendment." All they have to do is say that Congress has passed a law that is not within it's powers as delegated by Article 1, Section 8, or elsewhere in the Constitution.
2006-10-21 15:57:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a fantastic hand-held bound copy of the U.S. Constitution from Cato.org
http://www.catostore.org/index.asp?fa=ProductDetails&method=cats&scid=15&pid=144278-A
The Tenth amendment is the one referred a lot by small government advocates and Constitutional Scholars.
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2006-10-22 08:51:48 · answer #3 · answered by michaelbellman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the holy grail of the republican party. The problem is they are so out of touch with what americans really want. We want our federal government to support us. We certainly pay enough in taxes! We deserve to expect much from the feds. The republicans like to quote the 10th whenever they want to shirk their responsibilities to the people of these UNITED States.
2006-10-24 14:50:35 · answer #4 · answered by Tom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was intended to prevent the federal government from taking power not specifically designated to it, by stating that all powers not given will lie with the states or the people.
2006-10-21 15:48:35 · answer #5 · answered by Amanda 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the government wont allow us the knowledge of the tenth commandment why should we know about the tenth amendment?!
2006-10-21 15:44:55 · answer #6 · answered by bonbon7981 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It looks to me like it says that the SSA, FDA, DEA, and ATF are all involved in doing things that are none of the federal government's business.
2006-10-21 15:58:15 · answer #7 · answered by open4one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it describes the relationship between the states and the national government in terms of laws.
2006-10-21 15:45:35 · answer #8 · answered by somerandomdude2006 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was stretched severely back when congress activated income tax around 1910, and FDR's new deal.... Nothing today would be any worse.
2006-10-21 15:43:18 · answer #9 · answered by Pancakes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some of us know the whole thing,
2006-10-21 16:28:49 · answer #10 · answered by jjayflash9 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋