“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.”
In Virginia, there was pretty fierce debate over the ratification of the Constitution. The principle of delegated and reserved powers – which eventually became the 10th Amendment – was a big focus of people like James Madison, George Mason, Patrick Henry,...
TAC memberships help us produce more educational tools like this. Members can download this video and read the full transcript here. “When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different; liberty, sir, was then the primary object.” -Patrick...
TAC memberships help us produce more educational tools like this. Members can download this video and read the full transcript here. At the Virginia ratifying convention, Edmund Randolph said that reading the general welfare clause as a broad grant of power would...
TAC memberships help us produce more educational tools like this. Members can download this video and read the full transcript at this link. “In like manner, these conditions will be binding on Congress. They can exercise no power that is not expressly granted them.”...