The 27 Amendments
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Objective
I can list and define the 27 amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
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Key concepts
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The 14th Amendment prevents states from depriving any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.
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The 14th Amendment's equal protection clause was at the center of the Plessy versus Ferguson and Brown versus Board of Education Supreme Court cases.
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The 14th Amendment has been used to support movements related to civil rights, women's rights, and the rights of unborn fetuses.
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Practice
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What is the main idea of the 14th Amendment?
Explain the significance of the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment.
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“What are the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause, and in which amendment can they be found?”
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