<P> The Eleventh Amendment ( Amendment XI ) to the United States Constitution , which was passed by Congress on March 4 , 1794 , and ratified by the states on February 7 , 1795 , deals with each state 's sovereign immunity and was adopted to overrule the U.S. Supreme Court 's decision in Chisholm v. Georgia , 2 U.S. 419 ( 1793 ) . </P>
what event provoked congress to propose the eleventh amendment and the states to ratify it
U.S. Supreme Court 's decision in Chisholm v. Georgia