Question

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the excerpt below is from the fourteenth amendment
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.
what was the primary purpose behind the provisions in this excerpt?

• to limit the ability of state governments to restrict individual rights
• to establish federal reservations for american indians
• to protect the rights of american indians in the west
• to grant the right to vote to women

Explanation:

The excerpt emphasizes that states cannot abridge citizens' privileges or deprive them of life, liberty, or property without due process. This clearly aims to limit state - government power over individual rights. The other options are not related to the content of the excerpt.

Answer:

to limit the ability of state governments to restrict individual rights