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casperchen82

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Which statement is true of the Fourteenth Amendment?
 
  a. It provides protection from double jeopardy and self-incrimination and for grand jury indictment in serious crimes.
  b. It provides for a speedy and public trial, impartial jury, confrontation, compulsory process, and assistance or counsel.
  c. It includes the so-called due process clause, which has been used to incorporate various other rights described in the Bill of Rights.
  d. It protects from cruel and unusual punishment.

Question 2

The due process clause consists of two types of due process: substantive and procedural. Substantive due process refers to:
 
  a. procedural fairness.
  b. protection from arbitrary and unreasonable action on the part of state officials.
  c. exemption from complicity by government officials.
  d. None of the above.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: c

Answer to Question 2

Answer: b



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