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A New Nation

Question 14 • [HSSUS] US History, Sem 1 (26-27)

A violation of the Ninth Amendment would be

Answer
A
someone forced to incriminate themself in court.
B
the government denying the right to privacy because it's not listed in the Bill of Rights.
C
the government not allowing someone to criticize the president.
D
someone having their property searched without a warrant.

Explanation

The Ninth Amendment says that people retain rights even when those rights are not specifically listed in the Constitution. Denying someone a right to privacy simply because it is not named in the Bill of Rights conflicts with that principle, so the correct choice is B. The other choices describe protections associated with the Fifth Amendment, First Amendment, and Fourth Amendment, respectively.

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