Question

The passage below is an excerpt from the Fourteenth Amendment.

No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property
without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

Which statement explains why this amendment was adopted?

A) to extend voting rights to emancipated slaves

B) to protect the civil rights of African Americans

C) to guarantee states' rights to make their own laws

D) to prevent states from seeding from the Union

thanks!!

Answer 1

Answer:i think its possible b

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Answer 2

B

Step-by-step explanation:

The ratification of 14th amendment gave Congress the power to laws protecting civil rights.

The Equal Protection Clause is included in the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The clause was enforced in 1868 and supports that no state shall refuse to any person within its jurisdiction “equal protection of the laws”.