Considering your research and the government’s goal of checks and balances, write a 300-400 word explanatory essay that explains how the system of checks and balances is achieved through the judicial application of the 14th amendments equal protection clause. Use details from the Supreme Court case you’ve researched to clarify your explanation. Then, go on and explain how the 14th amendment had applied to your own life. Where have you recieved equal protection under the law in either school or work? Conclude your essay with thoughts on the importance of checks and balances and the 14th amendment, particularly.

Which of the following statements is true about water access in the middle east? a. access to coastal waters is not important to people.b. most countries depend on outside resources for water.c. water is available in large supplies in all countries.d. all countries have sources of renewable freshwater.

Imagine that you have completed your paper. the following are two paragraphs you have written that contain direct quotations from your sources. below each paragraph is the source used. for each source, use mla style to create the correct in-text citation and place it in the correct place within the paragraph. gandhi did not grow up wealthy. of his family, he recalled, “my father never had any ambition to accumulate riches and left us very little property. he had no education, save that of experience.” like his father, gandhi became someone who valued experience over money. the quotation is taken from page 2 of this source: gandhi, mahatma. the story of my experiments with truth. 1927. new york: dover publications, 1983. print. gandhi’s experiences abroad taught him a great deal, but they certainly did not make him rich. according to indian scholar e.s. reddy, “…on january 9, 1915, m. k. gandhi returned to bombay after 21 years in exile, wearing a loin cloth and travelling from london in the lowest class of the ship.” few people suspected that this unassuming man would become one of the most powerful and beloved leaders in history. the quotation is taken from page 1 of this source: reddy, e.s. gandhi’s vision of a free south africa. hyderabad, india: sangam books, ltd. 1995. print.

1. the fifteenth amendment guaranteed for all us citizens, regardless of "previous condition of servitude." freedom citizenship voting rights religious tolerance 2. which group was still not allowed to vote following passage of this amendment? women poor men rich men former slaves 3. the fifteenth amendment was the last of the amendments. carpetbagger lincoln reconstruction scalawag