AnswersMI-GovernmentCivics 2023Article III: The Courts

The Fourteenth Amendment Answers

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

A
the citizenship clause
B
the equal protection clause
C
the due process clause
D
the enforcement clause
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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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Read the excerpt from the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution.No state shall make or enforce any law which shall [take away] the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States.

A
equal protection under the law.
B
the right of citizenship.
C
due process under the law.
D
states’ rights to enforce laws.
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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.

A
Congress cannot do anything in relation to the Fourteenth Amendment.
B
all states have the authority to make laws to apply the amendment.
C
all citizens will be subject to the same set of legal procedures.
D
Congress has the authority to make laws to apply the amendment.
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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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The enforcement clause of the Fourteenth Amendment states that Congress has the authority to

A
grant citizenship to people.
B
change the Constitution.
C
enforce only the Bill of Rights.
D
make laws to apply the amendment.
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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.
B
never be applied to the states by the Court.
C
sometimes be applied to the Court by the states.
D
sometimes be applied to the states by the Court.
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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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