Article lV, Section 2, of the constitution help define the relationship between the state and federal governments by stating that:

A. all powers not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution are given to the states.
B. citizens of different states are equal under the law.
C. in an area of conflict, federal law overrules state law.
D. the federal government is responsible for protecting states militarily.

The answer is B. citizens of different states are equal under the law.

fourteenth amendment

social contract theory, nearly as old as philosophy itself, is the view that persons' moral and/or political obligations are dependent upon a contract or agreement among them to form the society in which they live

answer: i looked it up

explanation: in 1955 in montgomery, alabama, a girl refused to give up her seat on a public bus. the girl was black, and the passenger looking to take her seat was white. this is a familiar tale, but it's not about rosa parks. the girl in the story is a 15-year-old high school student named claudette colvin, and this act of defiance occurred nine months before rosa parks did the same thing. colvin was arrested, and her case is what led to the u.s. supreme court's order for the desegregation of alabama's bus system. so, why don't we know colvin's name? "later i had a child born out of wedlock; i became pregnant when i was 16," colvin says. "and i didn't fit the image either, of, you know, someone they would want to show off.