Amendment number 11

"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"

This states that the United States does not have jurisdiction in a lawsuit against a state from an individual. This gives the state a level of soveriegnty.

The reason the amendment was ratified, was the case of Chisholm vs Georgia.

Chisholm vs Georgia

It is unfair that the US forced Georgia to pay despite their sovereign choice to not attend. I feel that this amendment is a positive impact because if it was not their, many people would sue the states in hopes that the US government would grant them their suits without representation from the state.