Question
Assess which of the following amendments has had the greatest impact on increasing civil rights. (1 point)
Responses
Twenty-First
Twenty-First
Twenty-Seventh
Twenty-Seventh
Twelfth
Twelfth
Fourteenth
Responses
Twenty-First
Twenty-First
Twenty-Seventh
Twenty-Seventh
Twelfth
Twelfth
Fourteenth
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Fourteenth Amendment.
Reason: Its Citizenship, Due Process, and Equal Protection clauses fundamentally expanded civil rights and liberties (e.g., citizenship for former slaves, incorporation of the Bill of Rights against the states, landmark cases like Brown v. Board and Loving v. Virginia), whereas the 12th, 21st, and 27th Amendments did not broadly extend civil rights.
Reason: Its Citizenship, Due Process, and Equal Protection clauses fundamentally expanded civil rights and liberties (e.g., citizenship for former slaves, incorporation of the Bill of Rights against the states, landmark cases like Brown v. Board and Loving v. Virginia), whereas the 12th, 21st, and 27th Amendments did not broadly extend civil rights.