U.S. Constitution, Fourteenth Amendment, Section 5
The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.
Notes
Allows Congress to enforce the provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment by appropriate legislation. The enforcement power covers all of the amendment's provisions, including those on citizenship, privileges or immunities, due process, equal protection, apportionment of Representatives, disqualification from office and the public debt.
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