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In terms of criminal justice and general rights, they are. However, the clause doesn't give them special rights or rights that other people don't already have. Even heterosexuals lack the right to have a legally recognized marriage with someone of the same sex.
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What amendment included the famous phrase equal protection of the laws?
The Equal Protection Clause, part of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, provides that "no state shall ... deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws".
Which clause in section 1 of the amendment forces government to treat all Americans citizens equally regardless of skin color?
The equal protection clause.
What is the nickname for the 14th amendment?
The nickname for the 14th amendment is the "Equal Protection Amendment."
What is the central purpose of the equal protection clause?
The Central Purpose of the Equal Protection Clause (amendment 14) is to protect all rights given by the Bill of rights. For example the Equal Porotection Clause was made right after Civil war in which the 13th amendment freed slaves. So this clause was made that so these free slaves can have equal protection under the law. Though I personally feel that it took time for this to actually happen and I still feel today that this amendment has not been accomplished yet. But this is the central purpose for the Equal protection Clause.
In the American Constitution civil liberties issues arise under which clause?
The Equal Protection Clause.
The policy of separate but equal ultimately violated the equal protection clause of which Amendment?
14th
What was the significance of the amendment XIV?
The 14th amendment to the U.S. Constitution has three clauses: the citizenship clause; the due process clause; and the equal protection clause. The citizenship clause essentially gave all blacks citizenship. The due process clause prevented state and local governments from denying persons (individual and corporate) of life, liberty and property without meeting certain requirements. The equal protection clause requires all states to provide equal protection to all individuals under its jurisdiction. The equal protection clause became the basis of the supreme court decision that dismantled racial segregation.
Who was the equal protection clause originally intended to protect?
African Americans
The Equal Protection Clause was originally intended to protect?
African Americans
What describes discrimination that is allowed under the equal protection clause?
The equal protection clause of the 14th amendment to the US constitution applies to the states and forbids them from denying any person equal protection of the law. This clause has been interpreted to forbid a state and any of its subsidiarity entities from treating any person different in their various institutional activities. Makes you wonder doesn't it how gay marriage can be forbidden by State laws when it's treating "people," who are not criminals different. The equal protection clause does not apply to private entities (hospitals, stores, restaurants, clubs, etc.), only the State.
Did The policy of separate but equal ultimately violated the equal protection clause of which Amendment?
14th Amendment
What clause was concerned with how governments treated citizens or different races?
equal protection
