The answer would be: D) It has interpreted equal protection as applying to different groups of people.
The Equal Protection clause is the last part of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of the USA:
<em>"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." </em>
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He believed in democracy and a government ruled by the people. Even though this was his greatest moment, he didn't want to make himself a king
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Explanation:
An independent or nonpartisan politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent.
The main point of this excerpt is that African-Americans were not considered US citizens.
In the Supreme Court case Dred Scott vs. Sandford, Scott is suing for his freedom from slavery. This is because his master brought him to the Wisconsin territory, a territory where slavery was outlawed.
However, the Supreme Court ruled against him. The reason why they ruled against him is based on the excerpt above. The Declaration of Independence did not make it blatantly clear that slaves were considered citizens. Since they were not considered citizens, they had no legal rights that slave owners had to respect.
"all men are created equal"; In the context of parties, Blacks were not considered men. If anything, they were considered as less then men; Objects. You're talking about America, right?
