The Fourteenth Amendment:

A. protects citizens from unreasonable search and seizure
B. protects citizens from unreasonable use of force by police
C. spreads power between the executive and legislative branches
D. requires states to observe federal due process standards
E. provides counsel for indigent defendants


Answer: D

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