14th Amendment FRQ

Directions: Suggested time - 25 minutes. Respond to all parts of the question. It is suggested that you take a few minutes to plan and outline each answer. In your response, use substantive examples where appropriate.

The Fourteenth Amendment protects civil rights and civil liberties.

-Describe the difference between civil rights and civil liberties.

-Identify the primary clause of the Fourteenth Amendment that is used to extend civil rights.

Describe a specific legislative action that extended civil rights to each of the following.

-Women

-Persons with disabilities

Identify the primary clause of the Fourteenth Amendment that is used to extend civil liberties.

Explain how civil liberties were incorporated by the Supreme Court in two of the following cases.

- Gideon v. Wainwright

-Mapp v. Ohio

-Miranda v. Arizona