Why Was the Fourteenth Amendment Added to the Constitution

question 18

Multiple Choice

Why was the Fourteenth Amendment added to the constitution?

• A)To establish the separate-but-equal policy in the United States
• B)To establish that federal law took precedence over state law
• C)To guarantee equal treatment and opportunity for African Americans
• D)To guarantee women the right to vote

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