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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
only federal laws would need to be followed
C
only state laws would need to be followed
D
the Bill of Rights would protect both citizens and noncitizens
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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. This Fourteenth Amendment clause means that

A
Congress has the authority to make laws to apply the amendment.
B
all citizens will be subject to the same set of legal procedures.
C
Congress cannot do anything in relation to the Fourteenth Amendment.
D
all states have the authority to make laws to apply the amendment.
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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 Fifteenth 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 Thirteenth Amendment.
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To become a citizen of the United States, a person must

A
have been born or naturalized in the United States.
B
have cousins who are citizens of the United States.
C
have been born in the United States.
D
have learned to speak English.
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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
the right of citizenship and due process.
B
the right of citizenship and equal protection.
C
due process and equal protection under the law.
D
due process and the enforcement clause.
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The citizenship clause of the Fourteenth Amendment says a naturalized person

A
must have been born in a country other than the United States.
B
is not a citizen and cannot become a citizen of the United States.
C
must have been born in the United States, not in another country.
D
is a citizen, just like someone who was born in the United States.
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Why was the Supreme Court’s ruling important in Gitlow v. New York with respect to due process?

A
because the Supreme Court believed Gitlow was guilty
B
because Gitlow's legal rights were used to interpret the issue of incorporation
C
because the Supreme Court believed Gitlow was innocent
D
because it used the definition of citizenship to interpret the issue of incorporation
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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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