Bill of Rights
Incorporation: Applying the Bill of Rights to the States
Incorporation – the legal doctrine whereby the Supreme Court applies the Bill of Rights to the states, was not part of the original, legal meaning of the Constitution. Instead, it arose out of the 14th Amendment, and the court first started applying it...
Was the 10th Amendment Redundant?
Thomas Jefferson considered the 10th Amendment the โFoundation of the Constitution.โ But he was far from alone. Even before the 10th was drafted, leading federalists repeatedly told us the Constitution was written under this same structure of delegated and reserved...
The Other 16th Amendment: Separation of Powers
James Madison considered the separation of powers so important he not only called it a โdogmatic maxim,โ he expressly included it as the 16th of his proposed Amendments to include a Bill of Rights. Path to Liberty: May 2, 2022...
Always the Wrong Answer?
Law students are told the Tenth Amendment is always the wrong answer. Thomas Jefferson had a very different view. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tenth Amendment Center (@tenthamendmentcenter) For Further Reading The Tenth Amendment The Tenth Amendment Is...