Law Day Essay The 14th Amendment has played a large role in the history of the United States, and still affects us to this day. One major role that it has played a part of recently is, Affirmative Action in the U.S. and whether it goes against the equal protection clause from the 14th Amendment or not.

The basis behind the installation of Affirmative Action was to make amends for the racial intolerance held by many towards minorities during the early-mid 1900’s. It was put into effect to help increase enrollment of African-Americans, and other ethnicities that had been profiled against, to help them get into schools that had previously segregated race or denied them access all together. The argument today however, is that amendments have