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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Definitions:

Christian Mercenaries

Historical armed fighters who were motivated by Christian beliefs and hired to serve in foreign armies or engage in private combats during the medieval and early modern periods.

Ottoman Empire

A major empire that lasted from the late 13th century until the early 20th century, centered in modern-day Turkey and extending across parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Isabella of Castile

Queen of Castile from 1474 and, through marriage to Ferdinand II of Aragon, a queen of Aragon, which led to the unification of Spain under their grandson, Charles V.

Ferdinand of Aragon

Was a monarch of the late 15th and early 16th centuries, who, along with his wife Isabella of Castile, is famous for the completion of the Reconquista and the funding of Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage.