The Tenth Amendment: The Role Of Government In The United States

The Tenth Amendment, which is part of the Bill of Rights and was ratified in December 1791, clearly declares that all powers that are not granted to the federal government are reserved for the state government and its constituents. However all state governments mimic that of their federal counterpart, and subsequently they all follow the same organized system using three, equal in power and authority branches consisting of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches; this system is known as the separation of powers. It can be observed, by definition and by what has just been stated, that the government system employed by the United States Government is that of a federalist one; meaning that government is divided into a strong national …show more content…
This ideological belief was chosen by the framers, who created the constitution, in order to create a government that was able to have rights and regulations that applied to all states without taking away the ability of each state to control itself. As a result of this each governing body possesses its own unique powers, roles, and responsibilities, and each possesses their own constitution which declares the rights and regulations of the citizens within the jurisdiction of the governing body, however sometimes this jurisdiction over whose laws must be followed may be contested by the two governing bodies. The federalist ideology that the government of the United States has held in place for over two centuries is one that stands the test of time and is a true reflection of the wants of the people, the balance that exists between the federal and state governments is one that is unmatched by any other world power of the modern and every changing