Question

The passage below provides background information about a constitutional amendment.

After the Civil War, Southern states passed special laws to limit the rights of their newly freed African-American citizens. Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1866 to overturn these state laws. To ensure that the Supreme Court did not
overrule this act, Congress proposed an amendment guaranteeing the privileges
and immunities of all U.S. citizens.
Which amendment is described above?

A. 19th Amendment

B. 14th Amendment

C. 15th Amendment

D. 13 th Amendment

Answer 1

The 14th amendment

Step-by-step explanation:

It is the 14th amendment. Under this amendment, it addresses citizenship rights and equal protection under the law. However, this amendment of the constitution mainly failed in the South where there was a lot of segregation.