The Civil Rights Act of 1964's Ban on Racial Discrimination

question 94

Multiple Choice

The Civil Rights Act of 1964's ban on racial discrimination in privately owned businesses was justified on the basis of which constitutional provision?

• A)the commerce clause
• B)the Tenth Amendment
• C)the Thirteenth Amendment
• D)the Fourteenth Amendment

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