1
AssignmentMultiple Choice

The Fourteenth Amendment

Question 1 • * HSA 26-27 US Government

What was the Supreme Court’s main decision in Palko v. Connecticut?

Answer
A
Palka was the victim of unconstitutional double jeopardy.
B
Palka’s sentence should be reversed.
C
Palka could not be convicted because of his Fifth Amendment rights.
D
Palka’s conviction and execution should be upheld.

Explanation

The Supreme Court ruled that Connecticut’s retrial of Palko did not violate the Constitution’s protection against double jeopardy, because the Court did not then consider that protection essential to fundamental fairness under the Fourteenth Amendment. It therefore upheld his conviction and death sentence. The case was Palko v. Connecticut; “Palka” in the choices is a misspelling.

AI-written and checked against the verified answer.

Next