Us.2.Amendment Ix And X

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People have natural rights not in the constitution

Makes those enumerated rights equal to those in the constitution Right to vote, right to privacy, right to travel

Right to privacy To marry, have children, have an abortion

What does the amendment say?

Added December 15, 1791Keeps the federal government from

using the constitution against the people

Why was it added to the Constitution?

Things would change from 1787Banking situations

Elastic cause—makes it flexible

Why is the amendment important?

Applies in everyday activitiesPeople today have very many common natural

rights as people did when they first started the constitution Right to privacy Right to voteRight to travel

Therefore much of the information in the constitution applies in the same way

How does it apply to the United States today?

Protects powers of the statesThe balance between the powers of the

federal government and the state government caused disagreement.

** it was the only part of the bill of rights that was advised by all the state conventions **

What does the amendment say?

Ratified on December 15, 1792To limit the power of the federal government

and give state powers to the constitution that didn’t directly give the federal government

Why was it added to the Constitution?

The only part of the bill of rights that was advised by all the state conventions

By limiting the power of the federal government and protecting the power of the state, it protects the people of the states.

Why is the amendment important?

Limits powers to the federal government and protects the powers of the states

Supplies balance between powers of the federal government and the state government

How does it apply to the United States today?

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