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Which refers to a series of Supreme Court rulings that used the 14th Amendment to protect basic rights of citizens from state governments?
The Privileges or Immunities clause of the 14th Amendment was meant to protect citizens from violation of rights due to state interference. This Clause prevents discrimination against people from out of state in regards to basic rights. They mainly focus on a person's right to own a living.
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The supreme court has adopted the exclusionary rule to protect citizens from?
illegal searches
Of the following which citizens' right does the Fifth Amendment protect?
the accused person
Which Amendment was interpreted by the Supreme Court to establish its authority to determine if a state was violating the rights of citizens contained in the Bill of Rights?
The US Supreme Court has used the Fourteenth Amendment, under the Due Process Clause and Equal Protect Clause, to selectively incorporate the Bill of Rights to the states.For more information on selective incorporation, see Related Questions, below.
What other groups have turned to the Supreme Court to protect their Civil Rights?
Bill of Rights and The Fourteenth Amendment.
What amendment states that no state could take away a citizen's life liberty and property without due process of law?
The fourth amendment protects citizens from searches and seizures without due process of law. This and the fifth amendments' clause concerning due process has been interpreted by the supreme court to protect these rights.
