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The Fourteenth Amendment is a part of the U.S. Constitution that guarantees equal protection under the law and extends citizenship rights.

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Which case first applied the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to protect freedom of speech and press?
What does the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment provide?
What is the purpose of the Due Process Clause in the Fourteenth Amendment?
If Congress hadn't passed legislation enforcing the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause during Reconstruction Era, how might this affect modern federalism?
What is the main focus of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
How do courts typically interpret Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause with respect to states' powers?
How does the principle of Equal Protection Clause in Fourteenth Amendment compare with that of Due Process Clause?
The Fourteenth Amendment includes what clause that has been used for selective incorporation?
What part of the Fourteenth Amendment is most closely associated with selective incorporation?
How did the Fourteenth Amendment change states' role in providing equal protection under the law?
Which constitutional right has been selectively incorporated through the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment ?
Which Clause in Fourteenth Amendment is utilized for selective incorporation?
What explains the persistence of using the Fourteenth Amendment for selectively incorporating provisions of the Bill of Rights?
Which Supreme Court case best demonstrates the concept of selective incorporation under the Fourteenth Amendment?
Which Supreme Court case could future politicians use as precedent to extend Fourteenth Amendment protections to non-citizens?
What separates the implications of the Thirteenth Amendment from those of the Fourteenth Amendment?
How do Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments differ in terms of their influence on penal system?
What alternate historical path might America have taken if the Fourteenth Amendment, establishing equal protection under law, was never ratified?
What landmark Supreme Court case decided that a woman’s right to an abortion fell within the right to privacy protected by the Fourteenth Amendment?
Which Supreme Court case demonstrates an interpretation of First Amendment rights through the lens of Fourteenth Amendment due process protections?

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