How did the social context of the mid-19th century influence the creation of the fourteenth amendment?
a. distrust of the federal courts led to the inclusion of the due process clause.
b. widespread racism in the south led to the inclusion of the equal protection clause.
c. the end of reconstruction led to the inclusion of the equal protection clause.
d. southern states' refusal to give up their slaves led to the inclusion of the due process clause.

How was the appointment of two consuls during the roman republic an example of a democratic principle? one consul represented patricians and one represented plebeians, so that all citizens had representation each consul had control over the same number of military legions, which prevented either one from a forceful takeover. consuls had to agree on all decisions, which prevented any one person from gaining too much power. consuls had to make decisions based on majority rule in the senate. quickly