US CITIZENSHIP TEST PREPARATION

USA CITIZENSHIP TEST

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which amendment protects citizens from unfair treatment by the state and local governments?
A
First
B
Fifth
C
Fourteenth
D
Fifteenth
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause requires states to practice equal protection.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -When the 14th Amendment passed in 1868, it was intended to give former slaves equal protection and voting rights under the law; it was not meant to protect women. In fact, it specified equality for male slaves, female slaves were excluded as were all women, regardless of race.

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