0
How the fourteenth amendment limits the power of state governments?
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
In the Case Afroyim v. Rusk, the Supreme Court decides that the 14th amendment prevents congress from striping a citizen of their citizenship.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What is an important feature of the Fourteenth Amendment?
It protect people from the power of state government
What was the purpose of the Twenty-second Amendment?
The 22nd amendment limits presidential terms. This is so that someone cannot hold a large amount of power for a significant amount of time.
Why the 10 Amendment to the US Constitution especially important for th States?
The 10th Amendment says that when powers not specifically defined by the Constitution, the states have the power to maked their own judgments. Examples would be: death penalty, speed limits, drinking age. This amendment gives the states more power.
Local governments in the US get their power from which of the following?
Like all American governments, power is derived from the people.
Why did they put restrictions on the Bill of Rights?
The Bill of Rights, as initially approved, provided protection mainly for the rights of people with respect to the federal government. At that time, it was considered appropriate for states and communities to determine certain freedoms and restrict others. For example, the First Amendment begins, "Congress shall make no law ..." The Tenth Amendment says that anything not specifically given as a power of the federal government is reserved for the states or the people. This restriction was to prevent a huge federal power-grab. The Fourteenth Amendment is not part of the Bill of Rights (it was added 75 years later) but has substantially changed how the courts and federal government view the Bill of Rights. This amendment says that none of the rights of the people may be taken away by any state -- in other words, the Bill of Rights now applies to state and local governments as well as to the federal government. This changes the interpretation of the First Amendment quoted above to something like, "Congress, and states and local governments, shall make no law ..."
What body was given the power to make sure the fourteenth amendment was enforced?
Federal courts assure the COnstitution is obeyed by governments.
What powers belong the both the national and the state governments?
Conncurrent Powers
Which part of the Fourteenth Amendment gives Congress the power to make sure the amendment is not violated?
the enforcement clause
What is an important feature of the Fourteenth Amendment?
It protect people from the power of state government
What limits a governments power?
the people limits the power of the government because a country is nothing without it's people.
What is relation between power and government?
Governments are dependent on the amount of power they are given. For example, a dictatorship has unlimited power, while a democracy has many limits on the governments power.
What did Article of confederation?
it placed strict limits on the federal governments power
The due process and equal protection clauses of which amendment places limits on the power to tax at the state and local level-?
The process of protection clauses is the amendment that limits power and taxes. This is so people are not paying to much.
What did articles of confederation provided?
it placed strict limits on the federal governments power
Which amendment denies state governments the power to keep citizens from voting because of race or color?
15th Amendment
The first civil liberty selectively incorporated into the Fourteenth Amendment as a limitation on state government power was for?
property protection.
What Amendment limits the government's power to take away individual liberties?
Dennis Rodman
