The Equal Protection Clause in the Constitution was created in response to which of these violations of due process?

A.

Laws with harsher penalties for African Americans

B.

Lower pay for individuals compared to companies

C.

Differences in how states defined an injury

D.

Refusal to pay for land for a road

The Equal Protection Clause in the Constitution was created in response to these violations of due process was the Laws with harsher penalties for African Americans.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

The Equal Protection Clause states that any state or federal government will provide protection of equal status before law without any denial based on any kind of discrimination.

It was passed in response to the Due process clause of providing right to personal life with liberty and property without any denial. The equal protection clause was constituted in response to violation as the African Americans were given harsh penalties due to discrimination during the Civil War.