Question

The Ninth Amendment to the Constitution states, "The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." Which of the following colonial grievances against the King most closely relates to why such an amendment was needed?

A. For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences
B. He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.
C. He has obstructed the Administration of Justice by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers.
D. For protecting them, by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States

Answer 1

B

Step-by-step explanation:

The Ninth Amendment states specifically that an individual's constitutional rights cannot be denied. The grievance listed by the colonists that most closely relates to the Ninth Amendment states that the King has infringed on the rights of the colonists: "He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people."

Answer 2

Your answer is most likely B, because it talks about the rights of the people.