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Hamilton expresses the fear that protecting specific rights might imply that any unmentioned rights would not be protected. This fear was eliminated by the inclusion of what Amendment in the Bill of Rights?

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9th Amendment--this amendment protects individuals rights not mentioned specifically in the first 8 Amendments or the Constitution.

This amendment has been the driving force of civil rights movements and the rights of individuals in the US. Many Supreme Court decisions regarding individual rights fall to this amendment for their decision making.
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