Question

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 practice fiscal federalism in relation to the states.
It allows the national government to practice fiscal federalism in relation to 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 prohibit voting discrimination based on race in the states.
It allows the national government to prohibit voting discrimination based on race in the states.

Answer 1

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

Reason: The 14th Amendment's Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses give the federal government authority to apply and enforce fundamental rights against the states (including incorporation of the Bill of Rights), expanding national power over state actions.