The Importance Of Equal Protection Clauses

The equal protection clause was put in place to protect Americans who were being treated unfairly and to help prevent more people from being mistreated. All throughout history people have been treated unequally due to their differences. Time after time citizens have been denied their rights and this clause was put in place to help reduce the amount of people being affected by unequal treatment. The equal protection clause provides those in the American political system with comparable opportunities while shifting their political views to be more impartial. The equal protection clause can be found in the fourteenth amendment and was ratified in 1868. The clause states that “No state shall … deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws” (Krutz). This clause was made to make sure everyone is treated fairly at all times unless they are endangering the public. The equal protection clause’s goal is to protect every Americans’ civil
It became easier to register to vote so more Americans participated in elections. This increased mobilization not only in a physical way, but in other ways as well. Americans had more representation in the government by being able to participate in elections. The people were able to make changes in their communities by having a say now as well.
The equal protection clause also altered political socialization by protecting peoples voting rights. The more people that can vote means more people can join political parties and create their own political ideas and opinions. Once a voter has joined a party, they can promote political socialization as well. An example of this is how people put election signs in their yards to promote their party’s candidate and to hopefully encourage views to go vote for the same person. This is a form of mobilization because some of the people who see the signs go to vote and give their