<P> The Equal Protection Clause is part of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution . The clause , which took effect in 1868 , provides that no state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction `` the equal protection of the laws '' . </P>
<P> The Equal Protection Clause is part of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution . The clause , which took effect in 1868 , provides that no state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction `` the equal protection of the laws '' . </P>
which amendment to the constitution contains the equal protection clause
which amendment to the constitution contains the equal protection clause
Fourteenth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment