"No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges ... of citizens . . . nor shall any state deprive any person of
life, liberty, or property, without due process of law. . . ." The major
purpose of these provisions of the 14th Amendment was to
Select one:
expand the civil rights of women
maintain competition in business
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protect the rights of African Americans
limit the power of the federal government