No State shall make or enforce any law which shall
abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens ... nor
deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal
protection of the laws.
- United States Constitution
Amendment XIV
No person shall be denied the equal protection of the
laws; nor shall any person be denied the enjoyment of his
civil or political rights.
-Constitution of Michigan of 1963
Article I, Section 2
Which conclusions can you make from comparing
these passages? Check all that apply.
Michigan cannot ignore the US Constitution.
Michigan's citizens do not have equal protection
The US Constitution does not apply to states.
Both constitutions contain some of the same
fundamental ideas.
The US Constitution does not protect rights.