The Fourteenth Amendment

question 38

Multiple Choice

The Fourteenth Amendment:

• A) guarantees equal protection of the laws.
• B) abolished slavery.
• C) allows for free travel throughout the nation.
• D) granted the right to vote to free male slaves.

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