The Fourteenth Amendment Answers

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

always be applied to the states by the Court.

never be applied to the states by the Court.

sometimes be applied to the Court by the states.

sometimes be applied to the states by the Court.

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In the case Gitlow v. New York, Gitlow argued

that his First Amendment rights were being violated.

that he couldn't be convicted of the same crime twice.

that his Sixth Amendment rights guaranteed him the right to a jury.

that he couldn't be jailed without being charged with a crime.

The citizenship clause of the Fourteenth Amendment says a naturalized person

is not a citizen and cannot become a citizen of the United States.

is a citizen, just like someone who was born in the United States.

must have been born in the United States, not in another country.

must have been born in a country other than the United States.

Why was the Supreme Court’s ruling important in Gitlow v. New York with respect to due process?

because it used the definition of citizenship to interpret the issue of incorporation

because Gitlow's legal rights were used to interpret the issue of incorporation

because the Supreme Court believed Gitlow was guilty

because the Supreme Court believed Gitlow was innocent

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

Women’s rights activists wanted equal protection.

African Americans were not protected under the law.

Southern whites were not protected under the law.

Immigrants wanted equal protection.

What was the Supreme Court’s decision in Barron v. Baltimore in 1833?

The city of Baltimore owed Barron payment for damages

The Bill of Rights did not apply at the state level.

Naturalized citizens were guaranteed equal rights.

The city of Baltimore had violated the Fourteenth Amendment.

Look at the political cartoon.

protecting Southern whites.

protecting freed African Americans.

unable to protect Southern whites.

unable to protect freed African Americans.

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