SS.912.A.2.4

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution formally abolished slavery in the United States?

• 12th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

The 14th Amendment granted which significant right to former slaves and all persons born or naturalized in the U.S.?

• The right to free speech

• Citizenship and equal protection under the law

• The right to bear arms

• The right to a fair trial

Which amendment includes the Equal Protection Clause, requiring states to provide equal protection to all citizens?

• 10th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

Explain the strategic significance of the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause in modern civil rights litigation.

• It is rarely used in court cases today.

• It serves as a foundational basis for challenging discriminatory laws and practices, ensuring that all citizens receive equal protection under the law.

• It primarily addresses issues related to taxation.

• It focuses on the rights of non-citizens.

The passage below is an excerpt from the Fourteenth Amendment:

"No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."

 

This amendment was proposed by Congress in response to which of the following?

• the rise of violence against carpetbaggers throughout the South

• the passage of Black Codes throughout the South

• the emergence of white resistance to the civil rights movement

• the attempts of Republicans to limit the voting rights of African Americans