What best describes the Supreme Court's reasoning in declaring the Civil Rights Act of 1875 unconstitutional?
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They found that the Fourteenth Amendment applied only to states, not individuals. The Court held the equal protection clause within the 14th Amendment prohibits discrimination by the state, but it does not give the federal government the power to prohibit discrimination by private individuals.
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They found that the Fourteenth Amendment applied only to states, not individuals...
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