This Amendment states that you have more rights than just the one that are in the Constitution and it keeps them too. Certain rights the government can't take away. This amendment helps the citizens keep them even when they aren't listed in the Constitution. This amendment was ratified in 1791. It was also created because people were worried that the rights that were in the Constitution were their only rights. So the authors of the Constitution decided to add the amendment to the Constitution. Summary of Amendment 9
This Amendment states that you have more rights than just the one that are in the Constitution and it keeps them too. Certain rights the government can't take away. This amendment helps the citizens keep them even when they aren't listed in the Constitution. This amendment was ratified in 1791. It was also created because people were worried that the rights that were in the Constitution were their only rights. So the authors of the Constitution decided to add the amendment to the Constitution. 
