Card 122 / 151: How did the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution allow the Supreme Court to interpret civil rights law differently?
A)
The Fourteenth Amendment gave the Supreme Court the ability to penalize civil rights violators.
B)
By institutionalizing segregation, the Fourteenth Amendment inhibited the Supreme Court from protecting African American civil rights.
C)
The Fourteenth Amendment empowered the Supreme Court to rule on whether a state law infringed upon the constitutional rights of a citizen without due process of law.
D)
The Fourteenth Amendment restricted the Supreme Court to reviewing only national laws.
Answer:
C) The Fourteenth Amendment empowered the Supreme Court to rule on whether a state law infringed upon the constitutional rights of a citizen without due process of law.
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Introduction to American Politics MCQ POLSC231
Author:
Nicole Bartels
The Saylor Foundation
USA
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