The Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S.constitution:

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The Fourteenth Amendment was primarily intended to prevent Southern states from passing discriminatory laws against African Americans, who had recently been freed from slavery.

Answer: B
 The Fourteenth Amendment also prohibited race discrimination in voting, ensuring that African Americans had the right to vote without facing discrimination.

Answer: C
 The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery, not the Fourteenth Amendment.

Answer: D
 The First Amendment, not the Fourteenth, prohibits the making of laws impeding the free exercise of religion. The Fourteenth Amendment primarily dealt with issues of citizenship, due process, and equal protection under the law.