"All Persons Born or Naturalized in the United States

"All persons born or naturalized in the United States . . . 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." The Fourteenth Amendment, quoted above, was intended to ensure that:

A) both men and women would have equal voting rights
B) the power of the judiciary would not continue to grow
C) the Bill of Rights would protect citizens from actions by both state and federal governments
D) state governments would be free to interpret the Bill of Rights in locally appropriate ways