The privileges and immunities clause in the Constitution and the Fourteenth Amendment ensures which of the following?
a. that privileges come with being a U.S. citizen, and all citizens will be immune from prosecution until there is evidence of guilt
b. that states cannot deprive anyone of life, liberty, or property arbitrarily
c. that citizens from out of state will have the same legal rights as local citizens
d. that all states must provide equal treatment to all people within their boundaries
Question 2
What was determined to be unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978)?
a. poll taxes
b. grandfather clauses
c. all forms of affirmative action
d. racial quotas
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