Amendment Ten to the Constitution was ratified on December 15, 1791. It makes clear that any powers that are not specifically given to the federal government, nor withheld from the states, are reserved to those respective states, or to the people at large. . In 1971 John Lennon wrote a song titled power to the people. . The Black Panthers used the slogan "All Power to the People" to protest the rich, ruling class domination of society.