The Centennial Apartments catch fire. Irene Idiot hears her fire alarm go off and rushes out of the building. Sadly, she has left her baby, Iggy Idiot, inside. Fireman Frank rushes to the scene, and Ned Neighbor watches the action from across the street. Irene yells, "I'll give $500 to anyone who saves my baby." If Neighbor Ned rescue the baby, can he collect the reward?

(a) no, because he had a preexisting duty

(b) no, because the promise was illusory

(c) no, because he cannot enforce a promise based on past consideration

(d) yes

Many scholars and observers have argued that the ratification of the fourteenth amendment to the constitution has become the single most important act in all of united states politics. (a) identify which provision of the fourteenth amendment was applied to the following supreme court cases. for each case, explain the significance of the decision in united states politics. ' mapp v. ohio (1961) ' gideon v. wainwright (1963) (b) identify which provision of the fourteenth amendment was applied to the following supreme court cases. for each case, explain the significance of the decision in united states politics. ' brown v. board of education (1954) ' baker v. carr (1962) ' regents of the university of california v. bakke (1978)