The Purpose of the Fourteenth Amendment Was to

question 35

Multiple Choice

The purpose of the Fourteenth Amendment was to

• A) abolish slavery.
• B) protect the citizenship rights of males.
• C) guarantee the right to vote of men.
• D) grant itself the power to collect income taxes.
• E) protect the property rights of freedmen.

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