The Fourteenth Amendment

Question 1

The enforcement clause of the Fourteenth Amendment states that Congress has the authority to

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make laws to apply the amendment.

Question 2

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.

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equal protection under the law.

Question 3

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

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passing amendments to the Constitution.

Question 4

Why were some members of Congress in favor of incorporating the Bill of Rights with regard to the Fourteenth Amendment?

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the Bill of Rights would cover both state and federal laws

Question 5

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.

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Congress has the authority to make laws to apply the amendment.

Question 6

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

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the due process clause

Question 7

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

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sometimes be applied to the states by the Court.

Question 8

Which amendment resulted in the incorporation of the Bill of Rights?

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the Fourteenth Amendment

Question 9

In order to extend the civil rights of slaves after the Civil War, the United States

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

Question 10

The citizenship clause of the Fourteenth Amendment says a naturalized person

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

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