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SAVANNAHHOOPER23

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The equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment mandates that no state may deny a person equal protection under the law. Because any suite filed under the Fourteenth Amendment must demonstrate ______, it is not often used.
 
  a. intent
 b. past discrimination
  c. equal protection
 d. due process

Question 2

Based on the Civil Rights Acts of 1866, 1964, and 1991 as well as the 14th Amendment, it is illegal to discriminate against a person based on race. According to Congress, all of the following are protected races except:
 
  a. African Americans
 b. Asian Americans
 c. Native American Indians
 d. all three of these are protected races



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Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

d



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