"The judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by citizens of another state, or by citizens or subjects of any foreign state."
In amendment 11, it is limiting the amount of power that the judicial branch has overall. This is helpful because of checks and balances, making sure that each branch of government does not get too powerful.
This video explains how they came about this amendment, dating back to the "days of Yore" where they got the term sovereign immunity. This amendment states that the courts cannot hear cases where people are suing the government, only if a government worker does something unconstitutional, which they will be stripped of their rights as a government worker and losing their sovereign immunity.
Okay, I'm almost positive some 7 year old girl named Rachael filled in the blanks for this comic and I honestly think it's hilarious and explains the amendment to the simplest degree, but still gets the point across. It reminds me of a "Kid Letters" sketch from Jimmy Fallon. Here, I'll post it so you can get a good laugh in:
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