Question

Which of the following statements best explains how the Fourteenth Amendment increases the power of the national government?(1 point)
Responses

It allows the national government to prohibit discrimination based on gender in the states.
It allows the national government to prohibit discrimination based on gender in the states.

It allows the national government to prohibit voting discrimination based on race in the states.
It allows the national government to prohibit voting discrimination based on race in the states.

It allows the national government to ensure civil liberties and civil rights in the states.
It allows the national government to ensure civil liberties and civil rights in the states.

It allows the national government to practice fiscal federalism in relation to the states.

Answer 1

The statement that best explains how the Fourteenth Amendment increases the power of the national government is:

**"It allows the national government to ensure civil liberties and civil rights in the states."**

The Fourteenth Amendment, particularly through its Equal Protection Clause and Due Process Clause, has been interpreted to give the federal government the authority to intervene in state matters to protect individual rights and liberties, thus increasing its power in relation to the states.