What are the key provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment and how have they affected interstate relations?
What will be an ideal response?
The Fourteenth Amendment places restrictions and obligations on state governments. It requires that states follow due process before taking a person's life or liberty. It also requires that states provide all citizens equal protection of the laws. Finally, it requires that all citizens enjoy the same privileges and immunities. Congress and the president have used the Fourteenth Amendment to ensure due process and equal protection for all citizens, and the Supreme Court has also decided cases that have required the states to recognize the same protections in the Bill of Rights that the national government does.
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The 1971 U.S.-Chinese rapprochement was solidified via the visit of the __________ team to China
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
President Nixon took the United States off of the gold standard
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What was the significance of the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Richard Nixon (1974)?
What will be an ideal response?
Alien suffrage is the right of
a. illegal immigrants to collect welfare. b. illegal immigrants to vote. c. noncitizens to have ballots printed in their native language. d. noncitizens to hold government jobs. e. noncitizens to vote.