The ________ Amendment extends most of the provisions of the Bill of Rights to the states, prohibiting state interference in citizen's rights.
A) First
B) Tenth
C) Fourteenth
D) Twenty-first
E) Twenty-fifth

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The Fourteenth Amendment, adopted in 1868, includes the Equal Protection Clause, Due Process Clause, and Citizenship Clause, which have been interpreted to extend most of the provisions of the Bill of Rights to the states, thus prohibiting state governments from interfering with citizens' rights.

The ________ Amendment Extends Most of the Provisions of the Bill