Question

brown v. board of educations ruling was based on which constitutional amendment?○ sixteenth○ fifteenth○ thirteenth○ fourteenth

Explanation:

The Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) struck down racial segregation in public schools, relying on the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, which guarantees all citizens equal protection under the law. The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery, the Fifteenth prohibited voting discrimination based on race, and the Sixteenth established federal income tax, none of which formed the basis for this ruling.

Answer:

○ Fourteenth