The Supremacy Clause is not the only restriction that the national government has put on the states. In …show more content…
This amendment denies any state to wrongly reject someone their privileges and immunities of U.S. citizenship based on their “race, gender, failure to pay a poll tax, or age (if the person is 18 years of age or older)” (Brown, 2014, p. 51). This amendment in particular is a limitation by the U.S. Constitution that I agree. It is unfair and unjust to deny and mistreat an individual based on their characteristics that they were born with or small actions such as a failure to pay a poll tax. I do find it interesting that it specifies the age of 18 as being the starting point for this amendment to began its effects when concerning agism. A good majority of young people are thought to be “too young” to actually contribute to any cause and are often mistreated because of this. It is a common saying that the youth are the future of tomorrow. However, the constitution implies that the youth need to be restricted because tomorrow has yet to