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Civil Liberties-Writing Assignment
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- POLS 136
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- Metropolitan Community College
Intro to U.S. National Politics. POLS 136 Civil Liberties-Writing Assignment
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In writing his chapter titled Equality, author David Bodenhamer, offers great insight to the
many aspects regarding equality.
Having read this chapter, in two or three well written paragraphs offer your personal thoughts
on the various elements Bodenhamer details regarding equality.
Question 1
In writing his chapter titled Equality, author David Bodenhamer, offers great insight to
the many aspects regarding equality.
Points you might consider:
What protections did the Fourteenth Amendment provide and to whom did they apply
to? How did the application of the Fourteenth Amendment change over time?
How did the Brown v. Board of Education decision impact the way Americans began
to think about race and equality?
Consider the civil rights movement of the 1960s in terms of the effects it had on
equality.
Answer:
On Equality, David Bodenhamer provides a detailed understanding of the Fourteenth
Amendment in American history and law specifically in the issues of equal protection and
civil rights. At the time of its ratification, the amendment mainly applied to former black
slaves in the United States after the Civil War and guaranteed equal rights for them. However,
in practice it was restricted and the use of the Fourteenth Amendment was more restricted
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