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Read Amendment IX from the Bill of Rights: The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. What is most likely the reason this amendment was included in the Bill of Rights?

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Thus was born the Ninth Amendment, whose purpose was to assert the principle that the enumerated rights are not exhaustive and final and that the listing of certain rights does not deny or disparage the existence of other rights.

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This is what i came up with from looking at my notes hope it helps

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