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question 22 (4 points)
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the supreme court has interpreted the fourteenth amendment to

1. strike down prohibition.
2. strike down racial segregation in the states.
3. limit the power of the federal government in relation to the states.
4. all of the above

Explanation:

The Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause was used by the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) to strike down racial segregation in public schools (which is a form of racial segregation in the states). The other options:

• Option 1: There's no major Supreme - Court interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment related to striking down prohibition (prohibition was mainly related to the 18th and 21st Amendments).
• Option 3: The Fourteenth Amendment, especially through the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses, has been used to expand federal power over the states in areas like civil rights, not to limit federal power.

Answer:

1. strike down racial segregation in the states.