QUESTION: 13

Due process, the guarantee of fairness in the administration of justice, is part of the 5th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The 14th Amendment further requires states to abide by due process. After this amendment was enacted, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down many state laws that infringed on the civil rights guaranteed to citizens in the Bill of Rights.
According to the above passage, due process ______________.

is an outdated concept
guarantees fairness in the justice system
never became part of the U.S. Constitution
is the process by which winning lottery tickets are selected

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

Nothing in the paragraph supports Choice "is an outdated concept", which is incorrect.
When an amendment is passed, it becomes part of the Constitution, so Choice "never became part of the U.S. Constitution" is incorrect.
The passage doesn’t support Choice "is the process by which winning lottery tickets are selected".

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QUESTION: 14

is about taxes
guarantees due process in all criminal and civil cases
guarantees due process in federal law
should never have become part of the Bill of Rights

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

Because the 14th Amendment guarantees due process in states’ laws, the 5th Amendment must guarantee due process only in federal law.
Nothing in the passage implies that the 5th Amendment is about taxes, so Choice " is about taxes " is wrong. Because the passage states that the 14th Amendment had to be enacted to require states to abide by due process, Choice "guarantees due process in all criminal and civil cases" is incorrect.
Choice "should never have become part of the Bill of Rights" is neither stated nor implied in the passage.

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QUESTION: 15

Due process, the guarantee of fairness in the administration of justice, is part of the 5th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The 14th Amendment further requires states to abide by due process. After this amendment was enacted, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down many state laws that infringed on the civil rights guaranteed to citizens in the Bill of Rights.
The author of the above passage would agree that _________.

without the passage of the 14th Amendment, many laws restricting civil rights would still exist in various states
the Supreme Court overstepped its jurisdiction when it struck down laws infringing on citizens’ civil rights
the Supreme Court had every right to strike down state laws before the passage of the 14th Amendment
the 14th Amendment was opposed by all states

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

Because the Supreme Court struck down many state laws after the 14th Amendment was enacted, it’s probably true that these laws would still exist if there had been no 14th Amendment.
The passage doesn’t support Choices "the Supreme Court overstepped its jurisdiction when it struck down laws infringing on citizens’ civil rights", "the Supreme Court had every right to strike down state laws before the passage of the 14th Amendment" or "the Supreme Court had every right to strike down state laws before the passage of the 14th Amendment."

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QUESTION: 16

Scientists believe that a black hole is created when a supernova from a large star collapses on itself. This collapse causes a gravitational field that grows more and more intense until nothing can escape from its pull, not even light. It’s thought that the universe may end as a black hole.
According to this passage, ______________.

a black hole emits light
a supernova is a black hole
the gravitational field of a black hole allows nothing to escape
the universe was created by a black hole

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

Nothing escapes from a black hole, including light, so Choice "a black hole emits light" is incorrect.
A black hole occurs when a supernova collapses, but they’re not the same thing, so Choice "a supernova is a black hole" is incorrect.
The passage states that the universe might end as a black hole, not that a black hole created the universe, so Choice "the universe was created by a black hole" is incorrect.

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