Which amendments address enumerated rights not listed and reserve powers to the states?

• A. Ninth and Tenth Amendments
• B. First and Fourth Amendments
• C. Second and Third Amendments
• D. Fifth and Sixth Amendments

Answer: (A)

The main idea tested is how the Constitution guards rights not spelled out and how power is distributed between the federal government and the states. The Ninth Amendment ensures that enumerating specific rights doesn’t deny other rights retained by the people, so unenumerated rights are protected. The Tenth Amendment reinforces federalism by stating that powers not delegated to the United States nor prohibited to the states are reserved to the states or the people. Together, they address rights that aren’t listed and reserve powers to the states. Other amendments protect particular rights or procedures—like basic freedoms or due process—but they don’t address unenumerated rights or the reserved-powers principle in the same way.