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Before the Fourteenth Amendment transformed the federal-state relationship, the Bill of Rights was generally understood to limit which government?
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05 Civil Liberties and the Fourteenth Amendment Online Quiz Questions
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20 questions
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A state plans to terminate an important public benefit without giving the recipient notice or an opportunity to contest the decision. Which due process question is most directly raised?
- A
Whether fair procedures were used before the deprivation
- B
Whether the government may enact the law at all
- C
Whether similarly situated people were treated differently
- D
Whether the right has been incorporated
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What does it mean when the Supreme Court incorporates a Bill of Rights protection against the states?
- A
It automatically invalidates every state restriction related to that right
- B
It applies only when a state voluntarily adopts the federal rule
- C
It makes the right applicable to the states, after which the governing constitutional test must still be applied
- D
It replaces the Fourteenth Amendment with the state constitution
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Which of the following are among the three major protections in Section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment? Select all correct choices.
- A
Privileges or Immunities Clause
- B
Commerce Clause
- C
Due Process Clause
- D
Equal Protection Clause
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Which two statements accurately describe selective incorporation? Select all correct choices.
- A
The Court considers specific rights rather than applying the entire Bill of Rights in one decision.
- B
The Due Process Clause has been the main textual basis for incorporation.
- C
Every provision of the Bill of Rights automatically applies to the states once any one right is incorporated.
- D
Incorporation is based only on the Equal Protection Clause.
06
True or false
1 point
The Fourteenth Amendment was ratified in 1868.
- A
True
- B
False
07
True or false
1 point
Once a Bill of Rights protection is incorporated against the states, every state restriction involving that protection is automatically unconstitutional.
- A
True
- B
False
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Written response
1 point
In what year was the Fourteenth Amendment ratified? Enter the year as four digits.
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Written response
1 point
What is the name of the doctrine under which particular Bill of Rights protections are applied to the states when they are fundamental to ordered liberty and justice?
10
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1 point
asks whether fair procedures were used before a protected interest was taken away, whereas asks whether the government may infringe a fundamental liberty at all.
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1 point
Many Bill of Rights protections became enforceable against state governments through the , primarily using its .
12
Open ended
1 point
A person challenges a state law as violating a civil liberty protected by the Bill of Rights. Explain the sequence a court should use to analyze the claim, including why incorporation alone does not necessarily resolve the case.
13
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1 point
What constitutional principle did Gitlow v. New York establish despite the Court upholding Gitlow's conviction?
- A
It held that all state laws restricting speech are invalid.
- B
It recognized that freedom of speech and press could be protected against state interference through the Fourteenth Amendment.
- C
It held that the Bill of Rights applies to states only through the Equal Protection Clause.
- D
It rejected the idea that any First Amendment protection could apply to the states.
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A state law limits a form of religious practice in 1833. Under the constitutional understanding reflected in Barron v. Baltimore, which statement best describes the federal Bill of Rights's initial effect on that state law?
- A
The Bill of Rights automatically applied to all state and local governments.
- B
The Bill of Rights was understood primarily as a limit on the federal government.
- C
States were prohibited from regulating speech under their own constitutions.
- D
The Fourteenth Amendment had already incorporated the Bill of Rights.
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A state agency plans to terminate an important public benefit but gives the recipient no notice or opportunity to contest the decision. Which constitutional issue most directly describes this problem?
- A
Whether the law interferes with a fundamental liberty even after fair procedures are provided
- B
Whether similarly situated people are treated differently
- C
Whether the government used notice and an opportunity to be heard before the deprivation
- D
Whether the challenged conduct is attributable to a private organization
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Which principle is best illustrated by Gitlow v. New York?
- A
A right can be incorporated even when the government ultimately prevails in the individual case.
- B
A state law is unconstitutional whenever it affects an incorporated right.
- C
Gitlow held that no First Amendment protection applies to state action.
- D
Incorporation applies only when the Supreme Court invalidates the challenged law.
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A court is deciding whether a particular federal criminal-procedure guarantee binds a state. Which approach most closely follows the modern incorporation method described in Duncan v. Louisiana?
- A
First determine whether the state has a stricter rule than the federal government, then invalidate any difference.
- B
First decide whether the Privileges or Immunities Clause applies, then incorporate the entire Bill of Rights.
- C
First determine whether the defendant received a hearing, then apply equal protection automatically.
- D
First identify the specific right, assess its historical importance and fundamental character, and then determine whether it applies to the states.
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True or false
1 point
True or false: Once a Bill of Rights protection is incorporated against the states, the government automatically loses every case involving a restriction on that protection.
- A
True
- B
False
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Written response
1 point
What is the standard name of the Fourteenth Amendment clause that has served as the primary constitutional basis for selective incorporation?
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Written response
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In what year was the Fourteenth Amendment ratified? Enter the year only.