From time to time, the Supreme Court has extended civil rights protections to groups that historically have been
denied rights guaranteed to other Americans. Sometimes the Supreme Court has done this by interpreting and
applying principles found in existing Constitutional amendments.
Which legal principle did the Supreme Court use to extend the Bill of Rights guarantees to state laws and to
broaden civil rights protections for minorities?
A the "two-thirds clause" of the 12th Amendment
B
the "punishment clause" of the 13th Amendment
C
the "due process clause" of the 14th Amendment
D
the "apportionment clause" of the 16th Amendment

abraham lincoln  (february 12, 1809  – april 15, 1865) was an american statesman, politician, and lawyer who served as the 16th  president of the united states  from 1861 until  his assassination  in april 1865. lincoln led the nation through the  american civil war, its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis.[2][3]  he preserved the  union,  abolished slavery, strengthened the  federal government, and modernized  the u.s. economy.

on the morning of  july 21,  1861, general mcdowell ordered the  unionarmy to attack. it was on this hill that  confederate  colonel thomas jackson and his forces held back theunion  troops.