Question 16 of 25
2 Points
How did the Supreme Court interpret the equal protection clause of the
Fourteenth Amendment from the 1950s through the 2010s?
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A. To expand the rights of minorities and women but also to limit
programs that did not provide equal protection for the majority
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B. To apply to the state governments but not to the federal
government
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C. To expand the rights of minorities and women and to rule that the
clause was not related to the rights of the majority
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D. To limit the rights of minorities and women and to expand the
rights of the majority
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Answer:

A. To expand the rights of minorities and women but also to limit

programs that did not provide equal protection for the majority

Explanation:

The supreme court came up with the big ruling that ensured the same rights of protection for the minority though it dismissed all the issues limiting the majority's equal protection rights. Hence, according to the laws framed, both the minorities and the majorities have equal rights.

C. To expand the rights of minorities and women and to rule that the clause was not related to the rights of the majority.

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