suffrage amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment defines citizenship in America. It was adopted on July 9th, 1868 as one of the Reconstruction Amendments. It was proposed in response to issues related to former slaves, and addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws. The Amendment was strongly contested by the Southern states, who were forced to ratify it in order to regain representation in Congress. Visit the related link below for the entire text of the Fourteenth Amendment.
The first (1) amendment defines citizenship!!
the 14th amendment
14th Amendment.
amendment 9
the 14th
The consequences about citizenship was.....
The 15th amendment was passed by Congress February 26, 1869. The amendment was ratified February 3, 1870 and states that: The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
Amendment 6 (criminal trials.) Protection of the federal Gov'
In most countries only the citizens have the right to vote, foreigners are excluded.
because is about government
Hmm...Citizenship is defined in the Constitution itself - Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 gives congress the power to determine citizenship. The Constitution does say that anyone living in the United States upon ratification is a US citizen. Also note that citizenship for Black Americans is solidified in the fourteenth amendment, which overturned the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision.
nationalizing it and giving it constitutional protection
The fourteenth amendment addresses citizenship. Initially it was in relation to the subject of slaves and their citizenship, but it has crossed over to citizenship in general.
The fourteenth amendment makes state citizenship an automatic result of national citizenship.
The 14th amendment
The short term significance would be that it granted citizenship to former slaves the long term would be that it defined citizenship at national level and no longer a state level.
The 14th amendment.
It was the 14th Amendment that gave African Americans full citizenship
Thirteenth Amendment
The 14th Amendment to the US Constitution was the first to address citizenship. This amendment defines citizenship. It also contains the Privileges or Immunities Clause, the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause.
The 14th Amendment gave Negro slaves citizenship in 1868. Previously to this amendment, the 13th Amendment was adopted in 1865, and it abolished slavery in the United States.
The correct answer is The 14th Amendment