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Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution Ratified by the States

On February 7, 1795, the Eleventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified by the required number of states, restricting federal courts from hearing certain suits against states by citizens of another state or foreign country.

Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution Ratified by the States

The amendment limited the scope of federal judicial power and established an early constitutional precedent for state sovereign immunity that shaped the balance between state and federal authority during Washington's presidency and thereafter.

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