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What amendment gave former slaves and all citizens equal protections and due process?
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The 14th Amendment established naturalism, and forced state governments to abide by the federal constitution.
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Under the provisions of which amendment did former slaves become citizens?
14th amendment
Which amendment made blacks citizens?
admendment 14
Which amendment made slaves citizens of the US?
13TH amendmentThe 13th amendment FREED the slaves, the 14th amendment made former slaves US Citizens. So the correct answer would have to be 14th amendment (passed in 1866, ratified in 1868)
What part of the fourteenth Amendment forced the government to treat black citizens the same as while?
There is basically a sentence in the amendment that states all former slaves are citizens. The 14th amendment is one of the most important amendments of the constitution. It covers much more than citizenship rights of former slaves.
What constitutional amendment made former slaves citizens?
the 14th ammendment gave slaves the right to be a citizen
How was the amendment process used to improve the lives of former slaves after the war?
The amendment process gave the slaves more civil liberty and they also let the slaves get back to being farmers and real-estate generals. The Thirteenth Amendment (proposed and ratified in 1865) abolished slavery. The Fourteenth Amendment (proposed in 1866 and ratified in 1868) included the privileges and immunities clause, applicable to all citizens, and the due process and equal protection clauses applicable to all persons. The Fifteenth Amendment, (proposed in 1869 and ratified in 1870) prohibits discrimination in voting rights of citizens on the basis of "race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
What did the 15 amendment do to the newly freed slaves?
Gives citizenship rights to former slaves.
What do the Fourteenth Amendment and the First Amendment have in common?
The first amendment gives US citizens the rights of free speech, peaceful assembly, etc. They're also called our "Basic Civil Liberties," which give us rights as US citizens. The 14th amendment gave rights to people of slave descent, or people who were former slaves, the rights stated in the 1st amendment.
What rights does the 14th amendment give to the US citizens?
Its immediate purpose was to make US citizens of the slaves, who were officially freed by the 13th Amendment after the Civil War. The 15th Amendment gave the former slaves the right to vote. In the broader sense, the 14th Amendment is known as the "Equal Justice" amendment and is has often been used in consitutional arguments involving alleged discrimination on the basis of race, sex, or national origin.
How did the provisions of the 14th Amendment punish the former Confederates?
Nothing in the 14th punished former confederate soldiers. The 14th is about due process and has been used to ensure people know their rights when arrested (Miranda decision) and prevents citizens from illegally deprived of life, liberty or property. It also addresses equal protection under law to all citizens and limits the actions of state and local officials.
What amendment gives citizenship to former slaves?
The 14th amendment.
How does the due process clause in the Fourteenth Amendment differ from the due process clause in the Fifth Amendment?
the clause in the fourteenth amendment has been interpreted to mean that state government must provide some of the protections in the bill of rights
