From time to time, the Supreme Court has extended civil rights protections to groups that historically have been denied
rights guaranteed to other Americans. Sometimes the Supreme Court has done this by interpreting and applying
principles found in existing Constitutional amendments.
Which legal principle did the Supreme Court use to extend the Bill of Rights guarantees to state laws and to broaden civil
rights protections for minorities?
A the "two-thirds clause" of the 12th Amendment
B the "punishment clause" of the 13th Amendment
the "due process clause" of the 14th Amendment
the "apportionment clause" of the 16th Amendment