The Fourteenth Amendment ________.
A)applies the Due Process Clause to the state governments
B)applies the right to indictment by a grand jury
C)was the first amendment to add the Bill of Rights to the Constitution
D)deals with only federal jurisdiction and its laws

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The Fourteenth Amendment applies the Due Process Clause to the state governments, meaning that states are also required to protect citizens' rights to life, liberty, and property. This amendment was passed after the Civil War and was intended to protect the civil rights of the newly freed slaves. The right to indictment by a grand jury is actually protected under the Fifth Amendment, not the Fourteenth. The Fourteenth Amendment did not add the Bill of Rights to the Constitution; that was the first ten amendments, added in 1791. Finally, the Fourteenth Amendment deals with both federal and state jurisdiction, not just federal.