Using reputable online news sources, find an article about a current event that has happened within the last 12 months that deals with any
of the ideas that came about during the Enlightenment. For example,
you might choose an event that involves freedom of speech, religious
tolerance, or the right to vote. Alternately, you can choose an event
where these values or ideas are absent and would make a tremendous
difference if they were present.
Once you have chosen an event, answer the following questions:
• What website did you use for your research?
• What is the title of your article?
• Who is the author of your article?
• What is the event you read about?

voter turnout, 2006-2012

option b, all states follow similar rules and legal process is the right answer.

the 14th amendment in the constitution of america was enacted in july 1868, which include the citizenship, due process, and the equal protection under the law. this amendment was a response to the issues related to former slaves following the american civil war.

the citizenship clause granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the u.s,.   due process of clause asserted that states may not deny any person "life, liberty or property, without due process of law and the equal protection clause declared that a state may not deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. the above mentioned excerpt from the constitution of the united states, ensures the citizenship,due process, and equal protection under the law.

but equal

explanation:

plessy v. ferguson (1896) is an important us supreme court decision that kept racial segregation based on "separate but equal". however, these racially segregated trains and places were not actually equal. plessy v. ferguson (1896) was finally overturned by brown v. board of education in 1954.