Read the following excerpt from the Fourteenth Amendment.
"All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States, nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law...."
Explain how one could support this through civic disposition.
A. A person volunteers to serve in the armed forces or other security-related fields at the national level. They may also seek to serve as a first responder at the local community level.
B. A person serves as an impartial jury member when selected to do so by local, state, or federal officials. A person votes based on your beliefs around the rightness of a law, but accepts majority rule.
C. A person engages in public debates. A person accepts the outcome of an election as legitimate even if your candidate does not win.
D. A person does not deny others access to your business or other activity based on their race, creed, or gender.
Supporting the Fourteenth Amendment through civic disposition can be done in various ways, several of which is illustrated below:
D. A person does not deny others access to your business or other activity based on their race, creed, or gender.
Explanation: The Fourteenth Amendment emphasizes the equal protection of the laws and ensuring that no state shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens. Therefore, by not discriminating and denying access to people based on race, creed, or gender, a person is upholding the values of equal protection and non-discrimination which are central tenets of the Fourteenth Amendment. This aligns with a civic disposition that respects and upholds the rights and equal status of all individuals under the law.
While options A, B, and C describe noble contributions to society and civic engagement, they are less directly tied to the specific protections and principles laid out in the Fourteenth Amendment, such as citizenship rights, due process, and equal protection under the law, which option D addresses more directly.