The ______ Amendment to the U.S.Constitution generally protects a state (or an agency thereof)from being sued without its consent in a federal court.

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The Eleventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that "The 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, or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign State." This amendment generally means that a state (or a state agency) cannot be sued in a federal court by a citizen of another state or a foreign citizen without its consent.