‘The People’ of the Tenth Amendment: Social Authority and the Limitation of Government Power

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Brief Overview

The Tenth Amendment is generally (and rightly) regarded as an essential component of federalism and the founders’ republicanism. Might this provision be an expression of the concept of civil society shielded from federal as well as state power?

Author

• Luke Sheahan, Duquesne University