The purpose of the Ninth Amendment is to prevent the government from concluding that listed rights are the only rights. The Ninth Amendment states that the enumeration of certain rights in the Constitution does not mean that individuals do not have other rights that are not specifically mentioned. This is designed to protect unenumerated rights and ensure that the government cannot infringe upon those rights simply because they are not explicitly listed in the Constitution.
Which of the following was the purpose of the Ninth Amendment?(1 point) Responses to make sure people have due process of law when they are accused of a crime to make sure people have due process of law when they are accused of a crime to prevent the government from concluding that listed rights are the only rights to prevent the government from concluding that listed rights are the only rights to provide for the common defense of the nation to provide for the common defense of the nation to define what rights are and what they are not and to limit those rights
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