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What term is used in the Fourteenth Amendment to describe persons who are born or naturalized in the US?
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What amendment declared all persons born or naturalized in US to be citizens?
The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution declared all persons born or naturalized in the United States to be U.S. citizens. It was adopted in 1868.
Fourteenth Amendment?
made "all persons born or naturalized in the United States" citizens of the country (provided a constitutional basis for the Civil Rights Act)
How did the 14th and 15th amendment change the constitution?
The 14th Amendment outlawed slavery and granted civil rights and liberties to African-Americans. The 15th Amendment prohibited the government from denying a citizen the right to vote based on race.
Which amendment defines citizens as all persons born or naturalized in the U.S?
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Which of the following measures declared that all persons born in the US were citizens of the US?
The 14th amendment
What amendment grants citizenship to all?
The Fourteenth Amendmeant granted full citizenship to all born in the U.S. no matter what race, ethnic background or previous family births. The opening sentence of the Fourteenth Amendment is both sweeping and clear: "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."
How did the Fourteenth Amendment change the legal status of African Americans who had been enslaved but were born outside the US?
The Fourteenth Amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves who were born outside the country. This meant that African Americans who were previously enslaved but born outside the US were now considered US citizens and entitled to the rights and protections provided by the Constitution.
Which amendment guarantees that all persons born or naturalized in the US are citizen of the US and the states where they reside?
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What was the big problem with the bill of the rights before the passage of the fourteenth amendment?
Prior to the passage of the fourteenth amendment, the application of any constitutional protection was uneven. The fourteenth amendment was intended to force the equal application of constitutional protections to all persons. umm yeah this didn't answer my question
Which amendment to the us constitution guarantee all persons equal access to public recreation facilities?
the fourteenth amendment
How is the fourteenth amendment relevant to today's society?
It guarantees equal protection of the laws to all persons.
The granted citizenship to all persons born in the US?
Fourteenth Amendment :)
