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The citizenship clause of the Fourteenth Amendment says a naturalized person

A
is not a citizen and cannot become a citizen of the United States.
B
is a citizen, just like someone who was born in the United States.
C
must have been born in the United States, not in another country.
D
must have been born in a country other than the United States.
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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.

A
anyone can enforce the law as long as they are citizens.
B
all states follow similar rules and legal processes.
C
any state can deprive its citizens of due process.
D
all non-citizens are not covered by due process.
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Which amendment resulted in the incorporation of the Bill of Rights?

A
the First Amendment
B
the Fifth Amendment
C
the Fifteenth Amendment
D
the Fourteenth Amendment
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In the case Gitlow v. New York, Gitlow argued

t
that his First Amendment rights were being violated.
t
that he couldn't be convicted of the same crime twice.
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that his Sixth Amendment rights guaranteed him the right to a jury.
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that he couldn't be jailed without being charged with a crime.
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Through which clause did state governments become bound by the Bill of Rights?

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the citizenship clause
t
the equal protection clause
t
the due process clause
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the enforcement clause
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Why were some members of Congress in favor of incorporating the Bill of Rights with regard to the Fourteenth Amendment?

A
the Bill of Rights would cover both state and federal laws
B
the Bill of Rights would protect both citizens and noncitizens
C
only federal laws would need to be followed
D
only state laws would need to be followed
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Look at the political cartoon.

Question illustration
A
protecting Southern whites.
B
protecting freed African Americans.
C
unable to protect Southern whites.
D
unable to protect freed African Americans.
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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

d
due process and equal protection under the law.
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the right of citizenship and equal protection.
t
the right of citizenship and due process.
d
due process and the enforcement clause.

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