Ninth Amendment To The United States Constitution

Ninth Amendment To The United States Constitution

The Ninth Amendment (Amendment IX) to the United States Constitution, which is part of the Bill of Rights, addresses rights of the people that are not specifically enumerated in the Constitution.

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