During the Late Nineteenth Century, the Equal Protection Clause Was

question 35

Multiple Choice

During the late nineteenth century, the equal protection clause was

• A) used as a strong tool for engineering racial equality.
• B) severely limited in scope by the Supreme Court.
• C) ruled to be unconstitutional.
• D) more strongly defended by individual states than by the federal government.
• E) not implemented because of a lack of tax revenue.

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