Ninth Amendment The enumeration [listing] in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. Based on this text, what can you infer about the Founding Father's concerns in forming a Constitution? A: They wanted to keep the Constitution intact and avoiding any new amendments B: They did not want to limit the rights of the people to just those listed in the document C. They did not want to allow people to add more rights to the Constitution than those listed D. They wanted to protect the rights of a minority group within the country

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Kelvin Cantrell

30 August, 09:38

Ninth Amendment The enumeration [listing] in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. Based on this text, what can you infer about the Founding Father's concerns in forming a Constitution? A: They wanted to keep the Constitution intact and avoiding any new amendments B: They did not want to limit the rights of the people to just those listed in the document C. They did not want to allow people to add more rights to the Constitution than those listed D. They wanted to protect the rights of a minority group within the country

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Lilianna Underwood · Answer 1

The answer is B: They did not want to limit the rights of the people to just those listed in the document. this is clear because the amendment says that just because some of them are listed, it doesn't mean that the other rights are any less.