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Which amendment resulted in the incorporation of the Bill of Rights? |
the Fourteenth Amendment |
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The enforcement clause of the Fourteenth Amendment states that Congress has 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 |
banned slavery with the Thirteenth Amendment and created new protections with the Fourteenth Amendment. |
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Which issue did the Supreme Court answer in the case of Duncan v. Louisiana? |
whether the Sixth Amendment guarantee of a jury trial applies to the states |
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The Fourteenth Amendment made the Constitution superior to state law because |
the First Amendment applied to state law through incorporation. |
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Why were some framers in favor of incorporating the Bill of Rights? |
because then the Bill of Rights would cover both state and federal law |
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At the time it was written, this clause originally applied to |
federal law only. |
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The citizenship clause of the Fourteenth Amendment says a naturalized person |
must have the same rights to become a citizen as someone born in the US. |
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The practice of selective incorporation means that the Bill of Rights will |
sometimes be applied to the states by the court. |
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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. This Fourteenth Amendment clause is about |
equal protection under the law. |
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