USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE BILL OF RIGHTS THE CONSTITUTIONS FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which amendment defines citizenship, and also granted citizenship to former slaves?
A
26th
B
24th
C
13th
D
14th
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A major provision of the 14th Amendment was to grant citizenship to “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, ” thereby granting citizenship to formerly enslaved people.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fourteenth Amendment, Section 1: All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.

Detailed explanation-3: -The 13th Amendment abolished slavery. The 14th Amendment gave citizenship to all people born in the US. The 15th Amendment gave Black Americans the right to vote.

Detailed explanation-4: -No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

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