Most of the First Eighth Amendments Are Applicable to State

question 51

Multiple Choice

Most of the first eighth amendments are applicable to state, local, and federal governments equally. Which of the following provisions of the Bill of Rights theoretically provide protection solely against the federal government?

• A) The Third Amendment safeguards against the involuntary quartering of troops.
• B) The Fifth Amendment guarantees the requirement that defendants be indicted by a grand jury.
• C) The Seventh Amendment guarantees the right to a trial by jury in civil cases.
• D) The Eighth Amendment safeguards against excessive bail, fines, cruel and unusual punishment.
• E) All of the above are true.

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