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which amendment to the Constitution gave the national government the power to prevent States from violating the rights of their citizens ​

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14th

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14TH AMENDMENT – SECTION 1

The third clause, “nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty or property, without due process of law,” expanded the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment to apply to the states as well as the federal government.

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