Question

Which statement best explains the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
a) No person can be denied the right to vote based on his/her
race or color.

b) Segregation is legal as long as it remains equal for all.

c) Freedmen are citizens of the United States, no State can take
their rights from them, and all citizens are to be treated equally
under the law.

d) Slavery and involuntary servitude are abolished.

Answer 1

c) Freedmen are citizens of the United States, no State can take their rights from them, and all citizens are to be treated equally under the law.

Explanation: The 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship to former slaves, forbids states from infringing on citizens' rights without due process, and requires equal protection under the law. (Option d describes the 13th Amendment; option a describes the 15th Amendment; option b reflects the "separate but equal" doctrine from Plessy v. Ferguson, not the Amendment itself.)