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What does Congress have the right to do in order to enforce this law? (13th Amendment)

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In addition to the first section's ban on slavery and involuntary servitude, the second section of the Thirteenth Amendment gives Congress the “power to enforce” that ban by passing “appropriate legislation.” This provision allows Congress to pass laws pertaining to practices that violate the Amendment.

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