The Fourteenth Amendment Answers

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

A
passing amendments to the Constitution.
B
signing the Emancipation Proclamation.
C
paying reparations to them.
D
helping them move to the Northern states.
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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 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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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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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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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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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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In order to extend the civil rights of slaves after the Civil War, the United States

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

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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In 1868, what was the most important reason to include the equal protection clause in the Fourteenth Amendment?

A
Women’s rights activists wanted equal protection.
B
African Americans were not protected under the law.
C
Southern whites were not protected under the law.
D
Immigrants wanted equal protection.
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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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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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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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