What Provision of the Fourteenth Amendment Serves as a Cornerstone

question 40

Multiple Choice

What provision of the Fourteenth Amendment serves as a cornerstone of our understanding of civil rights?

• A) the all men are created equal clause
• B) the equal protection clause
• C) the privileges and immunities clause
• D) the Equal Rights Amendment
• E) the grandfather clause

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Definitions:

Systems

Complex networks of interrelated components that work together to fulfill a purpose or achieve a goal.

Intended Actions

Actions that are performed with a specific goal or purpose in mind, as opposed to those done unintentionally or reflexively.

Unintended Actions

Actions whose outcomes are not foreseen or intended by the actor, often leading to unexpected consequences.

Micro-Macro Integration

A perspective in sociology that seeks to link the study of individual-level interactions and processes (micro) with larger-scale social structures and phenomena (macro).