Amendment 10

AMENDMENT X

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 Tenth Amendment, or Amendment X of the United States Constitution is the section of the Bill of Rights that basically says that any power that is not given to the federal government is given to the people or the states.

This is a debate in America as to rather the Federal government has the right to intervene with the usage of marijuana. What are you thoughts about this post?



Do you believe the states below in this video are correct in using the 10th amendment to back their claim?

Amendment 9

AMENDMENT IX

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

This means means that ANY rights you can think of AFTER the Founders wrote the Constitution are ours. The Federal Govt is restricted from doing anything that is not in the Constitution


Do you believe this is relation to the 9th amendment and an exercise of it?



For many this video below could be an eye opener and a deeper understanding of what the 9th amendment means. Would you agree or disagree with this video?

Amendment 8

8th Amendment

AMENDMENT VIII


Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

Though this is an extreme example do you believe this picture is speaking about our justice system?

This is a interesting video on a discussion of if this serving dish they are giving at prisons is a violation of the 8th amendment. What do you think?