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3.11 The Fourteenth Amendment Answers

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In order to extend the civil rights of slaves after the Civil War, the United States

banned slavery with the Fourteenth Amendment and created new protections with the Thirteenth Amendment.

banned slavery with the Fifteenth Amendment and created new protections with the Thirteenth Amendment.

banned slavery with the Thirteenth Amendment and created new protections with the Fourteenth Amendment.

banned slavery with the Fourteenth Amendment and created new protections with the Fifteenth Amendment.

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The practice of selective incorporation means that the Bill of Rights will

always be applied to the states by the Court.

never be applied to the states by the Court.

sometimes be applied to the Court by the states.

sometimes be applied to the states by the Court.

What was the Supreme Court’s decision in Barron v. Baltimore in 1833?

The city of Baltimore owed Barron payment for damages

The Bill of Rights did not apply at the state level.

Naturalized citizens were guaranteed equal rights.

The city of Baltimore had violated the Fourteenth Amendment.

Through which clause did state governments become bound by the Bill of Rights?

the citizenship clause

the equal protection clause

the due process clause

the enforcement clause

Read the excerpt from the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.

state law only.

federal law only.

state and federal law.

local, state, and federal law.

After the Civil War, the federal government began to extend civil rights to African Americans by

passing amendments to the Constitution.

signing the Emancipation Proclamation.

paying reparations to them.

helping them move to the Northern states.

If two people of different ethnic backgrounds were guilty of the same crime, but only one of them were accused and tried, this would be a violation of

due process and equal protection under the law.

the right of citizenship and equal protection.

the right of citizenship and due process.

due process and the enforcement clause.

Which amendment resulted in the incorporation of the Bill of Rights?

the First Amendment

the Fifth Amendment

the Fifteenth Amendment

the Fourteenth Amendment

Why was the Supreme Court’s ruling important in Gitlow v. New York with respect to due process?

because it used the definition of citizenship to interpret the issue of incorporation

because Gitlow's legal rights were used to interpret the issue of incorporation

because the Supreme Court believed Gitlow was guilty

because the Supreme Court believed Gitlow was innocent

Why were some members of Congress in favor of incorporating the Bill of Rights with regard to the Fourteenth Amendment?

the Bill of Rights would cover both state and federal laws

the Bill of Rights would protect both citizens and noncitizens

only federal laws would need to be followed

only state laws would need to be followed

Read the excerpt from the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution.The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.

Congress cannot do anything in relation to the Fourteenth Amendment.

all states have the authority to make laws to apply the amendment.

all citizens will be subject to the same set of legal procedures.

Congress has the authority to make laws to apply the amendment.

Read the excerpt from the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution.The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.

Congress cannot do anything in relation to the Fourteenth Amendment.

all states have the authority to make laws to apply the amendment.

all citizens will be subject to the same set of legal procedures.

Congress has the authority to make laws to apply the amendment.

Look at the political cartoon.

protecting Southern whites.

protecting freed African Americans.

unable to protect Southern whites.

unable to protect freed African Americans.

The citizenship clause of the Fourteenth Amendment says a naturalized person

is not a citizen and cannot become a citizen of the United States.

is a citizen, just like someone who was born in the United States.

must have been born in the United States, not in another country.

must have been born in a country other than the United States.

Read the excerpt from the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution.[N]or shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.

anyone can enforce the law as long as they are citizens.

all states follow similar rules and legal processes.

any state can deprive its citizens of due process.

all non-citizens are not covered by due process.