Question

How does the 14th Amendment extend the protections of the Bill of Rights?(1 point)
Responses

It provides for equal protection under the laws and extends rights to actions by state and local governments.
It provides for equal protection under the laws and extends rights to actions by state and local governments.

It applies the Bill of Rights only to state and local governments.
It applies the Bill of Rights only to state and local governments.

It limits the rights granted by the Bill of Rights to actions by the federal government.
It limits the rights granted by the Bill of Rights to actions by the federal government.

It grants additional rights beyond those listed in the Bill of Rights.

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The correct response is:

**It provides for equal protection under the laws and extends rights to actions by state and local governments.**

The 14th Amendment extends the protections of the Bill of Rights by ensuring that no state can deny any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws and by incorporating certain rights from the Bill of Rights to apply to state and local governments.