The Equal Protection Clause

question 17

Multiple Choice

The Equal Protection Clause

• A) has always been held to prohibit the practice of separate but equal
• B) prohibits a school from considering race in its admissions policies
• C) is found in the 14th Amendment
• D) all of the above

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