JAMB English Language 2018 Objective — Question 2

Question 2 of 60 from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) English Language 2018 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

Constitutional scholars of both the traditionalist and liberal views would agree that 'Ninth Amendment rights' _____

A. accommodate shifts in cultural values with respect to issues affecting human rights
B. cannot serve as the basis of legal decisions
C. are directly reflected in our understanding of who can and can't vote
D. are not stated explicitly in the Bill of RightsCorrect

Explanation

Both schools of thought agree that Ninth Amendment rights, by their nature, are unenumerated — not stated explicitly in the Bill of Rights — which is the very source of the interpretive debate.

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