The Fourteenth Amendment made all native-born men and women citizens and guaranteed them equal protection under the law. The Governor shall have power to fill vacancies in all offices of the Commonwealth for the filling of which the Constitution and laws make no other provision.Among them was the Fourteenth Amendment, which prohibits the states from depriving "any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law. The 14th Amendment provides, in part, that no state can "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. Privileges and immunities clause of state citizenship set out in Article IV, §2. Section Five of the Fourteenth Amendment vests Congress with the authority to adopt "appropriate" legislation to enforce the other parts of the Amendment. The disqualification clause of the Fourteenth Amendment prevents public officials who engage in treason from holding a future public office. This is a detail of "Article XIV" of the U.S. Constitution that passed both houses of the U.S. Congress in June 1866. The 14th Amendment to the Constitution is one of the nation's most important laws relating to citizenship and civil rights. The 14th Amendment to the Constitution is one of the nation's most important laws relating to citizenship and civil rights.