Amendment 10

"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."

This amendment is something that is important to me because not everyone understands the importance of local government. Anything not stated in the U. S. Constitution is up to the states to decide. So, legalization of gay marriage, legalization of marijuana, even education can all begin at the local level. That’s why it is so important for people to vote during local elections so that they are able to influence the community around them. 

This image shows the importance of getting involved in state and local government. The laws and regulations passed at the state level will affect people more quickly than they understand. The rules for the Federal government are much more difficult to add to or remove, for that matter.



This amendment is the final amendment in the "Bill of Rights", it was made so that the Federal government would not step outside the boundaries of the constitution. This is a "truism", meaning it doesn't make a law, it just states that the federal government has power over some things, but not everything. The following link will take you to a video that explains the 10th amendment in more detail.

http://study.com/academy/lesson/the-10th-amendment-definition-summary-examples.html