Which statement best describes the relationship between the Fourteenth Amendment and individual citizens' rights?A.The Fourteenth Amendment's due process clause forces the federal government to defer to state legislatures on issues of individual rights.B.The Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection clause prevents the government from making policies that consider a citizen's race.C.The Fourteenth Amendment's due process clause ensures that the federal government respect individuals' Bill of Rights protections.D.The Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection clause requires that all individuals be treated as equals by the government.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

How does the due process clause in the Fourteenth Amendment differ from the due process clause in the Fifth Amendment?A.The clause in the Fourteenth Amendment gives the Supreme Court the authority to decide whether federal laws have been followed in particular cases.B.The clause in the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees that the government cannot take citizens' property without following all established laws.C.The clause in the Fourteenth Amendment applies only to protected classes that have historically experienced discrimination.D.The clause in the Fourteenth Amendment has been interpreted to mean that state governments must provide some of the protections in the Bill of Rights.

How are the due process clauses in the Fifth and Fourteenth amendments similar?A.Both protect citizens in cases in which they could be deprived of life, liberty, or property.B.Both have been used to extend parts of the Bill of Rights to state governments.C.Both were specifically written to restrict a new, powerful government.D.Both are concerned with protecting a particular group of citizens.

What is a major difference between the Fifth and Fourteenth amendments' due process clauses?A.The Fourteenth Amendment's due process clause is concerned mostly with religious freedom.B.The Fourteenth Amendment's due process clause originally applied only to white citizens.C.The Fifth Amendment's due process clause protects citizens' life, liberty, and property.D.The Fifth Amendment's due process clause originally applied only to the federal government.

How did the Fourteenth Amendment affect citizenship in the United States?A.It extended citizenship to younger adults.B.It extended citizenship to women.C.It extended citizenship to formerly enslaved people.D.It extended citizenship to American Indians.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Among other things, the Fourteenth Amendment:Group of answer choicespermits persons of African ancestry to be citizens of the United States.permits states to determine the citizenship status of persons of African ancestry.abolishes slavery in the territories.overturns the Emancipation Proclamation.