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The Ninth Amendment of the Constitution is below. What is the main purpose of this amendment, and why is

so general?
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained
by the people.

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The 9th Amendment was intended to provide a mode of interpretation for the Constitution, guaranteeing that federal courts would have been expressly forbidden from creating new governmental powers through clever interpretation.

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Answer:

The 9th Amendment was intended to provide a mode of interpretation for the Constitution, guaranteeing that federal courts would have been expressly forbidden from creating new governmental powers through clever interpretation.

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