That would change the federal government from one of limited powers to one, like the states, of general legislative powers. The Federalists relented and passed the Bill of Rights in the First ...

The true meaning of the Tenth Amendment, and the extent of state versus federal power, would ultimately be tested by the Civil War. After the Civil War, some states tried to craft unique solutions ...

As a further prac­tical matter, the intended division of powers between federal and state gov­ernment would ensure that citizens can exert influence over both national and state matters ...