The 14th Amendment guarantees that state and local governments cannot make unreasonable distinctions between groups. This concept is known as equal protection.
The 14th Amendment is an amendment to the constitution of the United States of America and it addresses the issue of civil and legal rights for the African American citizens and slaves who had gained freedom after the American Civil War. The 14th Amendment is made up of the clause known as the equal protection of the laws.
An equal protection is a clause that states and guarantees that no state and local governments shall make or enforce any law which would contravene the privileges, rights or immunities of all persons born or naturalized in the United States of America. Simply stated, the equal protection guarantees that all citizens will be treated equally by the law.
<em>The equal protection clause took effect in the United States of America in 1868.</em>
