State and federal governments have different powers. In the 1920s and 1930s, the federal courts began using the Fourteenth Amendment to strike down state laws that violated which of the following?

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The Fourteenth Amendment was used by federal courts to apply the Bill of Rights to the states, thereby striking down state laws that infringed upon the rights guaranteed to individuals by the Bill of Rights. This process is known as incorporation.

State and Federal Governments Have Different Powers