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Which amendement to the constitution gave the national govement the power to prevent states from violating the right of their citizens.?

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Amendment X

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The tenth amendment (Amendment X) was added to the constitution on December 15th of 1791. It expresses the principle of federalism, also known as rights of the states'. It stating that the federal government has only those powers delegated to it by the Constitution, and that all other powers not forbidden to the states by the Constitution, are reserved to each state, AND it's people

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