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Silent rights: the Ninth Amendment and the Constitution's unenumerated rights

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Preface Part I: The Contemporary Problem 1. The Symbolic Constitution Part II: The Original Meaning of the Ninth Amendment 2. The Political Context of the Founding Generation 3. Dual Paths to a Single End Part III: Principled Preferences: Determining Ninth Amendment Rights 4. Constitutional Cy Pres 5. Positive Law Component 6. The Natural Law Component 7. Stewards of the Constitution Notes Index

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Key concepts: Ninth, Constitution, Law, Amendment, Limited government, Constitutional law, Political science, Politics