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The equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment has been used to challenge the death penalty on the gounds that?
The 14th Amendment's guarantee of "equal protection under the law" demands that application of law be the same regardless of the citizen it is being applied to. In the case of the death penalty, protestors have claimed that system is biased by race, sex and socioeconomic status and as a result fails to be applied in an equal manner.
Which clause in section 1 of the amendment forces government to treat all Americans citizens equally regardless of skin color?
The equal protection clause.
In the American Constitution civil liberties issues arise under which clause?
The Equal Protection Clause.
What did the supreme court say about the separate but equal clause?
No
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.
The policy of separate but equal ultimately violated the equal protection clause of which Amendment?
14th
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.
Why do you use the death penalty?
To even the punishment for the act of the crime. For example if the someone was killed the killer would get the deathe penalty because the penalty is equal to the action.
Did The policy of separate but equal ultimately violated the equal protection clause of which Amendment?
14th Amendment
Which clause in the 14th amendment overturned the Dred Scott decision?
The Equal Protection Clause in the 14th Amendment overturned the Dred Scott decision by guaranteeing that all persons within the United States are entitled to equal protection under the law. This clause protected the rights of all citizens regardless of race.
What is the nickname for the 14th amendment?
The nickname for the 14th amendment is the "Equal Protection Amendment."
Who was the equal protection clause originally intended to protect?
African Americans
