The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment Eventually Was

question 51

True/False

The due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment eventually was used by the US Supreme Court to rule that most civil liberties in the Bill of Rights were also protected against state action.

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Ocean-ocean Convergent

A tectonic boundary where two oceanic plates converge, leading to the subduction of one plate beneath the other and often resulting in volcanic island arcs.

Geologic Activity

A term that encompasses processes occurring within the Earth's crust and surface, including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and plate tectonics.

Plate Boundaries

The edges where two or more tectonic plates meet, characterized by geological activity such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

Earthquakes

Natural phenomena characterized by the shaking of the ground, caused by the sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust.