United States Constitution Amendment 10
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§ 1 ¶ 1
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.
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Passed by Congress September 25, 1789
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Ratified December 15, 1791
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