The Fourteenth Amendment Answers

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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

d
due process and equal protection under the law.
t
the right of citizenship and equal protection.
t
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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Why was the Supreme Court’s ruling important in Gitlow v. New York with respect to due process?

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

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