Question

The 14th Amendment to the Constitution guaranteed all citizens equal rights and was used as the basis for negationist doctrine entitled:

A) Affirmative Action
B) Segregation
C) Brown v. Board of Education
D) Separate but Equal

Answer 1

The 14th Amendment granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to all persons born or naturalized in the United States. It aimed to overturn the Dred Scott decision and served as the basis for the doctrine of 'Separate but Equal.'

Step-by-step explanation:

The 14th Amendment to the Constitution ratified in 1868, granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to all persons born or naturalized in the United States. It aimed to overturn the Dred Scott decision and ensure that state governments could not discriminate against particular groups of people. The 14th Amendment served as the basis for the negationist doctrine of 'Separate but Equal.'