Why is it important that the 14th amendment places that same restriction on state and local governments?

The Fourteenth Amendment makes it clear that the Bill of Rights also applies to the state governments. The amendment guarantees that the states cannot take away the "privileges or immunities" of citizens that are given them by the Constitution.

the secretary of state, appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the senate, is the president's chief foreign affairs adviser. the secretary carries out the president's foreign policies through the state department and the foreign service of the united states.

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