The Tenth Amendment Explained: The Constitution for Dummies Series

“The powers delegated to the federal government, are, in all cases, to receive the most strict construction that the instrument [Constitution] will bear, where the rights of a state or of the people, either collectively or individually, may be drawn in question.” -St. George Tucker, View of the Constitution of the United States, 1803 | Tenth Amendment Center

“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.” #constitution #10thAmendment #founders #liberty | Tenth Amendment Center

"Here’s the short version. There is no power under the Constitution for the feds to obtain and retain land for whatever they want. Like under the Supremacy Clause, they’re only authorized to exercise power when done in pursuance of the other delegated powers in the Constitution." | Tenth Amendment Center