The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution .
A) applies the Due Process Clause to 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 state governments, meaning that states must also provide citizens with due process and equal protection of the law. This amendment was passed after the Civil War to ensure that newly freed slaves were protected under the law. It does not apply the right to indictment by a grand jury and was not the first amendment to add the Bill of Rights to the Constitution. While it does deal with federal jurisdiction and laws, it also extends these protections to the state level.