How Are the Fourteenth Amendment and the Civil Rights Act

question 105

Multiple Choice

How are the Fourteenth Amendment and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 similar?

• A) They both were enacted quickly and easily.
• B) They both passed the strict scrutiny test administered by the Supreme Court.
• C) They were both based on Congress's power to regulate interstate commerce.
• D) They both sought equal rights for women.
• E) They both sought equal rights for African Americans.

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