Amendment+IX

= Amendment IX Unenumerated rights of the people = Sam and Adam

The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. It basically means that even though all of the rights of people aren’t stated in the constitution they still exist and should be respected and known. They couldn't list all of the rights in the constitution because there are way too many.

This amendment along with the other nine, called the Bill of Rights were all proposed on September 25, 1789. This amendment was ratified on December 15, 1791. The Constitution was ratified a year before this amendment was. Virginia was the last state to approve of the Bill of Rights.

Around this time, the first U.s. bank was chartered. Also, the first Jewish congressman took office. The Whiskey Rebellion took place in 1794. Vemont was admitted as the 14th state, the first addition to the original 13. Haiti won its independence around this time as well. Goeorge Washington, the first president, was inaugurated in 1789. At this time, almost all of the countries in the western world was a monarchy. media type="custom" key="18635018"

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