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The 10th Amendment to the United States Constitution generally provides for states' rights. It says that any power not granted to the federal government belongs to the states, and to the people.
The tenth amendment reserves powers to the state. This power is known as federalism. The amendment provides that powers not granted to the federal government by the Constitution, nor prohibited to the States, are reserved to the States or the people.
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Amendment 10
The tenth amendment gives power to the states that is not expressly given to the federal government. The federal government reserves the right to collect taxes, declare war, and regulate interstate commerce.
The tenth amendment was added to the Bill of Rights to limit the power of the federal government and give the states' powers Constitution didn't directly give the federal government.
The Tenth Amendment addresses the power balance between the national government and states by stating that any powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved for the states or the people.
All powers not explicitly given to the Federal Government are allocated to the States, unless the Constitution prohibits those powers from the States, in which case the power remains a "natural right" of the citizenry. In short, for a specific Power: (1) the Federal government can exercise it if the Constitution says it belongs to the Federal government. (2) if the power isn't directly given to the Federal Government, then the State has it (3) however, if the Constitution prohibits the States from having a power, and does not give it to the Federal government, then that power remains a "reserved" right of the people - that is, the people retain this power, and it cannot be modified or challenged by the Federal or State government.
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It made the federal government the protector of individual rights
Reserves
The 9th Amendment states that the enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. In other words, the 9th Amendment emphasizes the Founding Fathers view that powers of government are limited by the rights of the people. The Constitution did not intend, by expressly guaranteeing certain rights of the people, to grand the government unlimited power to invade other rights of the people.