Which of the Following Statements Is True of the Fourteenth

question 98

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true of the Fourteenth Amendment?

• A) It abolished the principle of "birthright citizenship"-citizenship for all persons born in the United States.
• B) It allowed states to deprive any person the right to life, liberty, or property without due process of law.
• C) It prohibited all states from denying equal protection of the laws to any person.
• D) It prevented the federal government from intervening in the states to protect the civil rights of Americans.
• E) It guaranteed African-American men the right to vote.

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Definitions:

Test Statistic

A calculated value from sample data used to determine if a hypothesis about a population parameter is supported.

Random Samples

Selections made in such a way that each individual in the population has an equal chance of being included in the sample.

F-test Statistic

A value calculated for conducting an F-test, used to compare variances across groups to determine if they differ significantly.

Level of Significance

A threshold within hypothesis testing used to determine if there is enough evidence to reject the null hypothesis, often set at 0.05.