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What describes discrimination that is allowed under the equal protection clause?
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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.
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In the American Constitution civil liberties issues arise under which clause?
The Equal Protection Clause.
What clause allowed federal government to expand its power?
elastic clause
Who was the equal protection clause originally intended to protect?
African Americans
The Equal Protection Clause was originally intended to protect?
African Americans
What clause was concerned with how governments treated citizens or different races?
equal protection
Which describes discrimination that is allowed under the equal protection clause?
Groups of people may be classified in a reasonable way.
How does the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment prevent state governments from practicing unfair discrimination?
The equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment prevents state governments from practicing unfair discrimination. States cannot make decisions based on race, religion, gender, and other qualities.
Which clause provides Congress the implied power to prohibit discrimination?
The "Due Process" clause of the 14th Amendment.
How did the Supreme Court's interpretation of the equal protection clause differ in the Plessy Ferguson and Brown v Board of Education rulings?
in plessy, the supreme court ruled that the clause allowed racial segregation; in the brown, it ruled that clause did not allow segregation
How did supreme court’s interpretation of the equal protection clause differ in the plessy v. Ferguson and brown v. Board of education rulings?
in plessy, the supreme court ruled that the clause allowed racial segregation; in the brown, it ruled that clause did not allow segregation
Which clause in section 1 of the amendment forces government to treat all Americans citizens equally regardless of skin color?
The equal protection clause.
Which amendments protect the right of women?
19th Also, the 14th was extended to include women in the Reed v. Reed Supreme Court case, where it was determined that sex discrimination violated the Equal Protection Clause.
The privileges and immunities clause was intended to prevent?
The privileges and immunities clause was intended to prevent the citizens from any form of discrimination. The clause was aimed at providing equality for all.
What describes a clause that states the consequences?
apodosis
In the American Constitution civil liberties issues arise under which clause?
The Equal Protection Clause.
What clause allowed federal government to expand its power?
elastic clause
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.
