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What is the fundamental idea behind the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which is mentioned in Brown v. Board of Education?
The Fourteenth Amendment makes slavery illegal in the United States.
The Fourteenth Amendment secures the rights of citizenship to all people in the United States.
The Fourteenth Amendment declares segregation of schools illegal in the United States.
The Fourteenth Amendment offers voting rights to all men in the United States.
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The correct choice is: "The Fourteenth Amendment secures the rights of citizenship to all people in the United States."
Briefly: the Amendment defines U.S. citizenship (for those born or naturalized), guarantees due process of law, and requires equal protection of the laws—principles the Supreme Court relied on in Brown v. Board of Education to strike down school segregation.
Briefly: the Amendment defines U.S. citizenship (for those born or naturalized), guarantees due process of law, and requires equal protection of the laws—principles the Supreme Court relied on in Brown v. Board of Education to strike down school segregation.
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