What does the Ninth Amendment say?
a. It prohibits Congress from making laws that restrict freedoms of religion, speech, and peaceful assembly, freedom of the press, and petitioning the government.
b. "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.".
c. The protection of specific rights in the other amendments "shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.".
d. The people have the right not to be subject to "unreasonable searches and seizures.".
e. Powers not assigned to the federal government or prohibited to the states by the Constitution "are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.".
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Colonial Pennsylvania was characterized by
A) obedient settlers who dutifully paid their quitrents to William Penn. B) a remarkable integration of what had been separate and diverse religious groups. C) general economic prosperity. D) harmonious local government.
As industrialization and urbanization proceeded, the word "nature" came to represent
A. rural areas outside the city. B. sublime landscapes untouched by human hands. C. picturesque farmhouses and cottages. D. earlier and simpler ways of living, such as that of the Indians.
In what way were classical Athens and Sparta most alike?
A) Both placed the polis and its success at the center of life. B) Their achievements in art and literature continue to inspire Western Civilization. C) Both were stable societies, with few political interruptions. D) Sea power was central to their success. E) Both eventually became democracies.
According to advocates of the "divine right of kings," kings could be judged only by __________.
A. God B. the nobility C. the people D. fellow kings