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An amendment to the U.S. Constitution, adopted in 1868, that makes all persons born or naturalized in the U.S. - including former slaves - citizens of the country and gaurantees equal protection of the law.
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∙ 12y agoIts Citizenship Clause provides a broad definition of citizenship that overruled the Dred Scott v. Sandford ruling by the Supreme Court (1857) that held that blacks could not be citizens of the United States. It was bridged so the Supreme Court could not consider it unconstitutional. thus stating that all persons born on American soil the right to be citizens of the US.
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∙ 11y agoUS Constitution has nowhere as many amendments as 44, but India does. India's 44th Amendment helps to protect human rights from abuse from the government.
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The requirement that was necessary for African Americans to become citizens undr the fourtheenth amendment was that they had to be born in the U.S.
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A revision of or addition to a constitution?
A revision of, or addition to, a constitution
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Additions to the constitution are called amendments. The first amendment was :
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An amendment to the Constitution becomes part of the Constitution itself.
