How are the fourteenth amendment and the civil rights act of 1964 similar?

a. they both sought to protect the rights of women.

b. they both were enacted quickly and easily.

c. they both sought equal rights for african americans.

d. they both passed the strict scrutiny test administered by the supreme court?

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Emery Watts

3 December, 06:33

How are the fourteenth amendment and the civil rights act of 1964 similar?

a. they both sought to protect the rights of women.

b. they both were enacted quickly and easily.

c. they both sought equal rights for african americans.

d. they both passed the strict scrutiny test administered by the supreme court?

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Aleah Berger · Answer 1

The correct answer is C. they both sought equal rights for African Americans.

The 14th amendment states that any person born on US soil is automatically a US citizen. This was passed only a few years after the Civil War, as a means to ensure that newly freed slaves had all the freedoms/rights that white citizens had in society.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a federal law that bans work place discrimination. This means that a person cannot be stopped from obtaining a job based on their race, color, religion, gender, nation of origin, etc.