What is the significance of the Ninth Amendment?
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Correct answer: It says that people may have rights not listed in the Constitution
The Ninth Amendment states that listing certain rights does not deny or disparage other rights retained by the people. It was included to answer the concern that listing some rights might imply that unlisted rights did not exist.
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