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Dred Scott v. Sanford ruled that African-Americans and their descendants could not be citizens of the United States. With this, the 13th amendment was needed to override that verdict.
In the Dred Scott decision, the Court held that slaves, and people who had been slaves or who descended from slaves, were not protected by the Constitution and could never be US citizens. Without citizenship status, African-Americans were denied access to the courts, and couldn't sue for their freedom, even if they had a contractual agreement granting them free status.
This lead Congress and the states to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment, outlawing slavery, as well as the 14th and 15th Amendment that conferred civil rights and suffrage to former slaves (only males had the right to vote at that time).
* The name Sanford is misspelled as Sandford in US Reports
Case Citation:
Dred Scott v. Sanford*, 60 US 393 (1857)
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Which constitutional amendment extended citizenship to formerly enslaved people?
The correct answer is The 14th Amendment
Which Constitutional amendment extended to the states the restriction that a state cannot deny an individual his constitutional rights?
14th amendment
Which act by congress extended the constitutional prohibition amendment to beer and wine?
Volstead Act
Which category does this Constitutional Amendment fall Senators elected by the people extended the right to vote to women?
power of the state
What is derivative citizenship?
Derivative citizenship is citizenship that is extended to children of naturalized citizens. It is also extended to some foreign born children that are adopted by American citizens.
How did thirteenth snd fourteenth amendments extend the civil rights of Americans?
it extended citizenship to formerly enslaved people
What is the deadline for ratifying a amendment?
cannot be extended
Why did enslaved people needed an extended family?
so they can have less works.
The constitutional amendment process has been used to extend the right to vote to?
Eighteen year olds due to the 26th Ammendment
If a wife obtains dual citizenship is the husband also granted dual citizenship?
No husband has to apply again for himself because shared visa like spouse can be granted or extended but not the citizenship for an individual.
19th Amendment?
Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1920) extended the right to vote to women in federal or state elections.
What do the Nineteenth Amendment and the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 have in common?
The Nineteenth Amendment, ratified in 1920, granted women the right to vote in the United States, while the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 extended U.S. citizenship to Native Americans, allowing them to vote in some states. Both milestones represent significant strides toward expanding democratic participation and civil rights for marginalized groups in America. They reflect the broader social movements of the time advocating for equality and justice, highlighting the ongoing struggle for inclusive representation in the democratic process.
