There Are at Least Three Different Reasons Why the U

question 57

Multiple Choice

There are at least three different reasons why the U.S.Supreme Court did not make the Fourteenth Amendment incorporate the Bill of Rights for approximately 100 years.Three are listed below.Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons listed in your textbook?

• A) There is little evidence that supporters of the Fourteenth Amendment intended it to incorporate the Bill of Rights
• B) It was an issue of states' rights.
• C) By 1937, a series of court decisions had established the precedent that the due-process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment did not require states to follow trial procedures mandated at the federal level by provisions in the Bill of Rights.
• D) Voters frequently showed their disapproval of following trial procedures mandated by provisions of the Bill of Rights, interpreting them as a possible threat to their civil rights.

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Foreign Limited Partnership

A partnership entity in which some owners have limited liability and limited involvement in management, recognized under the jurisdiction other than where it operates.

Internal Affairs

A legal doctrine which says that a corporation's internal activities should generally be governed by the laws of the state in which it is incorporated.

Limited Partners

Investors in a partnership who have limited liability to the extent of their investment but do not participate in management.

General Partners

Individuals in a partnership who are responsible for the management of the partnership, share the profits, and are personally liable for the partnership's debts.