Powers Reserved for the People and the States

Download or read book Powers Reserved for the People and the States written by Jay S. Bybee and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2006-08-30 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American judges and legal scholars have long misunderstood the intended meaning of the Ninth Amendment and its relationship to the Tenth. Because of misinterpretation, the Ninth and Tenth Amendments have not been used to fulfill their original purposes. The limited and unlimited powers of the federal government have been shaped greatly by that error. In this book the authors clarify the actual meaning of the Ninth Amendment and its connection to the Tenth Amendment in order to provide a clear understanding of the full potential of the two amendments. Historical and contemporary details are included to provide an appreciation of the intended purpose of the amendments.