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One way the Fourteenth Amendment shows that the Constitution is superior to state law is

A
states do not have to follow the Bill of Rights.
B
the Fourteenth Amendment applied to state law through incorporation.
C
the due process law cannot be used to incorporate the Bill of Rights.
D
the Fourteenth Amendment cannot be incorporated as needed.
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Look at the political cartoon.

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

a
always be applied to the states by the Court.
n
never be applied to the states by the Court.
s
sometimes be applied to the Court by the states.
s
sometimes be applied to the states by the Court.
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In order to extend the civil rights of slaves after the Civil War, the United States

b
banned slavery with the Fourteenth Amendment and created new protections with the Thirteenth Amendment.
b
banned slavery with the Fifteenth Amendment and created new protections with the Thirteenth Amendment.
b
banned slavery with the Thirteenth Amendment and created new protections with the Fourteenth Amendment.
b
banned slavery with the Fourteenth Amendment and created new protections with the Fifteenth Amendment.
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Why did the Supreme Court expand the incorporation of the Bill of Rights?

t
to ensure they always had the last word
t
to ensure equal treatment for all citizens
t
to ensure all naturalized people could be citizens
t
to ensure all legal cases came before the Court
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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.

C
Congress cannot do anything in relation to the Fourteenth Amendment.
a
all states have the authority to make laws to apply the amendment.
a
all citizens will be subject to the same set of legal procedures.
C
Congress has the authority to make laws to apply the amendment.
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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.

s
state law only.
f
federal law only.
s
state and federal law.
l
local, state, and federal law.
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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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What was the Supreme Court’s decision in Barron v. Baltimore in 1833?

A
The city of Baltimore owed Barron payment for damages
B
The Bill of Rights did not apply at the state level.
C
Naturalized citizens were guaranteed equal rights.
D
The city of Baltimore had violated the Fourteenth Amendment.
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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

A
due process and equal protection under the law.
B
the right of citizenship and equal protection.
C
the right of citizenship and due process.
D
due process and the enforcement clause.
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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.

A
state law only.
B
federal law only.
C
state and federal law.
D
local, state, and federal law.

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