The equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment states that
A) civil liberties are fundamental freedoms and must be equally applied by the federal government.
B) municipalities and local governments must protect their citizens equally.
C) the federal government must not deny any citizen equal protection of the law.
D) no state can deny any of its people equal protection under the law.
E) civil rights are guaranteed in the Constitution.
D
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