Due Process/Incorporation

Question 1

the doctrine under which certain provisions of the Bill of Rights are applied to the states

Answer 1

Incorporation

Question 2

Which of the following provisions of the Bill of Rights has not been applied to the states:

A. The 3rd Amendment prohibition on the quartering of troops in private homes without consent except in times of war.
B. The 8th Amendment prohibition on excessive fines.
C. The 5th Amendment’s requirement of an indictment by a grand jury before a person may be tried criminally.
D. The 7th Amendment’s guarantee of a jury trial in civil cases involving an amount in controversy of more than $20.00.
E. All of the above.

Answer 2

E. All of the above

Question 3

The 14th and 5th amendments only apply to:

Answer 3

government actors (state or federal), not private actors

Question 4

__________ are not bound by the due process clause.

Answer 4

Private individuals and organizations

Question 5

Once the Bill of Rights is incorporated, it will be ______________ regardless of whether a state or the federal government are involved

Answer 5

interpreted in the same manner and have the same scope