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More About
the Bill of Rights
The authors
of the Bill of Rights could not list every individual right. So,
they added the Ninth and Tenth Amendments to cover all those not
listed. For example, one right not specifically listed is "privacy."
Many people consider privacy to be covered under the Ninth and Tenth
Amendments.
The Ninth
Amendment:
| The
enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall
not be construed to deny or disparage others retained
by the people. |
This amendment
means that nothing written in the Constitution can be used to cancel
amendments to it.
The Tenth
Amendment:
| The
powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution
nor prohibited by states, are reserved to the states
respectively or to the people. |
This amendment
means that anything the Constitution does not mention can be considered
by states as part of their powers if they wish to do so.
Print this matching
quiz. Look at the bold words in the Amendments. Match each to a
word or phrase in the list below that has a similar meaning.

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