What does the Fourteenth Amendment do?

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Fourteenth Amendment mandates that the United States and each state provide all citizens with equal protection and due process. It does not guarantee women the right to vote (that is the Nineteenth Amendment), prohibit the federal government from assuming powers preserved for the states (that is the Tenth Amendment), authorize the federal government to tax income (that is the Sixteenth Amendment), or prohibit slavery (that is the Thirteenth Amendment).

What Does the Fourteenth Amendment Do