What is the significance of the 14th amendment

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Compulsory Discussion Question: What is the significance of the 14th Amendment? Why does Akhil Amar characterize it as the most important provision of the U.S. Constitution (along with the founding document and Bill of Rights)? How does the Fourteenth Amendment connect civil liberties to civil rights? Please elaborate using examples from the video.

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Discussion Question 1: The phrase "...all men are created equal..." which was in the Preamble was not present in the original Constitution, according to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. What is the significance of this statement? Why does Justice Ginsberg point out this distinction and how does this relate to the discussion about the Fourteenth Amendment in the previous video: Constitution U.S.A: Fourteenth Amendment?

Discussion Question 2: Please watch this video and respond to the question: What is the significance of the 14th Amendment? Why does Akhil Amar characterize it as the most important provision of the U.S. Constitution (along with the founding document and Bill of Rights)? In particular, how does the Fourteenth Amendment connect civil liberties to civil rights? Please elaborate using examples from the video.

Discussion Question 3: Contrast the three provisions of the 14th Amendment, 'equal protection,' 'due process,' and 'privileges and immunities'. What is their significance according to Justice Ginsberg? Please identify a current/recent issue that relates to the 'equal protection' rights protected in the Fourteenth Amendment. Discuss the broader significance of the issue (e.g., what is historical/contemporary relevance) and legal interpretation, especially as it relates to equal protection.

Discussion Question 4: Contrast the three provisions of the 14th Amendment, 'equal protection,' 'due process,' and 'privileges and immunities,' and what is their significance according to Justice Ginsberg? Please identify a current/recent issue that relates to the 'due process' rights protected in the Fourteenth Amendment. Discuss the broader significance of the issue (e.g., what is historical/contemporary relevance) and legal interpretation, especially as it relates to due process.

Discussion Question 5: Contrast the three provisions of the 14th Amendment, 'equal protection,' 'due process,' and privileges and immunities. What is their significance according to Justice Ginsberg? Please identify a current/recent issue that relates to the 'privileges and immunities' rights; protected in the Fourteenth Amendment. Discuss the broader significance of the issue (e.g., what is historical/contemporary relevance) and legal interpretation, especially as it relates to privileges and immunities.

Discussion Question 6: Contrast the three provisions of the 14th Amendment, 'equal protection,' 'due process,' and privileges and immunities. What is their significance according to Justice Ginsberg? Please identify a current/recent issue that relates to the 'privileges and immunities' rights; protected in the Fourteenth Amendment. Discuss the broader significance of the issue (e.g., what is historical/contemporary relevance) and legal interpretation, especially as it relates to privileges and immunities.

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