What rights are specifically protected under the ninth amendment? a most basic safety b rights unlisted in the constitution c freedom of expression rights d rights listed in the bill of rights

The corrrect answer is B) rights unlisted in the Constitution.

The 9th amendment essentially states that any rights not guaranteed to citizens in the Constitution or given directly to the federal government, will belong to the people respectively. This amendment was based on the Anti-federalist fear of a strong central (federal ) government.

When the new constitution was being developed at the Constitutional Convention, Anti-federalists fought to give the people as many rights as possible, as they feared a strong central government like the one America experienced when they were under the control of the British. This is why the 9th amendment exists, to ensure that people ultimately have a significant amount of power and freedom in American society.