The Tenth Amendment doesn't have much of a history. In fact there is really nothing in the history of its adoption to suggest that it was more than an explanation of relationship between the states and their governments. It was ratified on December 15,1791. The main concern of the people that made this amendment ratified was that they were concerned that the government would try to practice with rights that were not legally granted to them. The tenth amendment is still important today because as the years go by, our government is changing. But even though it is, they must only practice with the rights that were legally granted to them and respect the rights of citizens. The Tenth Amendment isn't really used as often anymore as it used to be. State governments still use it to prevent the federal government from interferring with the state governments as far as the rights of citizens and carrying out laws. As far as the Tenth Amendment goes, with all the other laws being passed and worried about, the thenth amendment frequently recieves any serious attention.
