The right to Due Process as found in the Constitution applies when the government entity is an unincorporated territory of the United States because all United States citizens are entitled to Due Process by virtue of that citizenship. A. true B. false ​

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B. false

The right to Due Process as guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution provides that no person shall be "deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law." It applies to all persons, not just citizens, within the United States, including in its territories. However, the application of constitutional rights in unincorporated territories of the United States has been subject to interpretation based on the Insular Cases, a series of early 20th-century Supreme Court decisions. These cases established that not all constitutional protections automatically extend in full to all territories or possessions of the United States. Essentially, the extent to which the right to Due Process applies in an unincorporated territory can depend on the particular circumstances and the rights in question.