"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohbited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people"
The Tenth Amendment of the Constitution is one of the most important among the first Ten. This amendment reserves powers for the citizens and unless it says it is "federal" then they are state's rights. This Amendment explores the controversey between state's rights vs. Federal rights. It also touches on the subject of the misinterpretation in the Constitution.
The Tenth Amendment limited the potential authority of the national government by reserving nondelegated powers to the states or the people. Although this is implied in the Tenth Amendment , Article I. Section 8 , causes some difference. Article I. Section 8 states that Congress has the power. This causes problems within the Constitution because in two different areas of the Constitution it gives the authority to the people and states but also to the Congress. This leaves two questions: who gets the power and what is the difference between state rights and federal rights?
The Tenth Amendment expresses the authority the people occupy. It limits the federal powers by stating that if it doesn't specifically say "federal" that the power lays in the hands of the states. This way federal cannot overpower the states, to much of an advantage.
