The Commerce Clause was the basis for federal authority for passing and enforcing the Civil Rights Act.

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The Commerce Clause, which grants Congress the power to regulate interstate commerce, was relied upon by Congress to pass and enforce the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Act prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in public accommodations, employment, and education. The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Act under the Commerce Clause in Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States and Katzenbach v. McClung.

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