USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

PRESIDENT LINCOLNS LEGACY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following guaranteed citizenship and extended the Bill of Rights to state governments?
A
Presidental Reconstruction
B
15th Amendment
C
13th Amendment
D
14th Amendment
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Passed by Congress June 13, 1866, and ratified July 9, 1868, the 14th Amendment extended liberties and rights granted by the Bill of Rights to formerly enslaved people.

Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following statements best describes the impact of the Fourteenth Amendment? The Fourteenth Amendment forced state governments to abide by almost every provision in the Bill of Rights, but the process took over 100 years.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection and Other Rights 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.

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