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Amendment IX The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. What is the most likely reason this amendment was included in the Bill of Rights? {Ans: Congress was aware that some important rights may have been overlooked.}1.In his Speech in the Convention, which of these views of government does Benjamin Franklin most clearly express? 2.Which of these excerpts from Franklin's Speech in the Convention best supports the answer to Part A? {Ans: -Any well-run government can benefit the people. -I think a general government necessary for us, and there is no form of government but what may be a blessing to the people, if well administered....}According to his Speech in the Convention, why does Franklin want the delegates to the Constitutional Convention to support the Constitution strongly despite any personal reservations they may have? {Ans: because doing so will inspire public confidence in the delegates' leadership}Which sentence most clearly demonstrates word usage typical of eighteenth-century narrative style? {Ans: One bold, strapping lad volunteered his able service and was dispatched forthwith to the forest to locate wood to revive the dwindling fire.}Because Franklin's Speech