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Which Constitutional amendment extended to the states the restriction that a state cannot deny an individual his constitutional rights?
14th amendment
Which part of the Fourteenth Amendment declares that states cannot pass laws infringing on citizens' rights?
the equal protection clause
What are the main provisions of the fourteenth amendment and their effects?
It abolished slavery in the United States.
Why are the 13 14 and 15 admendments important to history?
The thirteenth amendment abolished slavery in the United States. The fourteenth amendment declared that anyone born on American soil is or who has gone through the citizenship process is an American Citizen (essentially it made all black people American citizens.) The fourteenth amendment also Nationalised the bill of rights. What this means is that previously, there was a loophole that only the Federal government couldn't infringe on our rights, not the states. The amendment fixed this loop hole, it is known as the Due Process Clause. The amendment also states that the states cannot deprive a citizen (know matter for what reason) the equal protection under the law. The fifteenth amendment gave black men the right to vote.
What did radical republicans want from the southern states before they could rejoin the union?
The Southern States were to organise conventions which had to amend their own constitutions so as to conform them with the Constitution of the United States, including the incorporation of the Fourteenth Amendment.
