Which best completes this diagram about the fourteenth amendment? a- criticizes of the united states must vote during election b- states must give equal protection under the law to all citizens c- states must have their constitutions approved by the federal government d- citizens of the united states must follow federal laws before state laws.

The correct answer is B, as that is the option that best completes the diagram about the Fourteenth Amendment, stating that the states must give equal protection under the law to all citizens.

The amendment provides a broad definition of national citizenship, which overrides the decision of Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857), who had excluded slaves and their descendants, from possessing constitutional rights. It requires states to provide equal protection before the law to all persons (not just citizens) within their jurisdictions. The importance of the Fourteenth Amendment was exemplified when it was interpreted to prohibit racial segregation in public schools in the Brown v. Case. Board of Education.

b. shared language, culture, and ethnicity