The Equal Protection Clause in the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments. Both the 5th Amendment and the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution provide all citizens with equal protection of their right to life, liberty and property. The main difference being the 5th Amendment provides it under the Due Process clause.
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C. during the early 17th century
