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Which of the following statements about the Fourteenth Amendment is true?


1)

It reversed the strides emancipated slaves had made after the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment.

2)

It reinterpreted the Declaration of Independence's decree that "all men are created equal" to suppress the civil liberties of minorities.

3)

Its promise of equal protection was largely unfulfilled as Southern governments took measures to limit the progress of emancipated slaves.

4)

Its vow to ensure equal protection for all citizens was upheld religiously as emancipated slaves took government positions in the South.

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Answer:

c) Its promise of of equal protection was largely unfulfilled as Southern governments took measures to limit the progress of emancipated slaves

Explanation:

The fourteenth amendment , which was passed in 1868 to provide citizenship to all the people born in the United States of America which also includes the enslaved people. But the citizens of the southern states were against the amendment as it freed slaves. This led to its "promise of equal protection" not being fulfilled. The Fourteenth amendment only became fully functional after the civil war.

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