What is Amendment 14?

Question

Can someone explain it to me in a the way a teenager could explain it?

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Answer 1

it is that all ppl are equal. no one is better than another, and everyone must get an equal opertunity at everything no matter race or gender.

Answer 2

It is one of the post-Civil War amendments. It basically states that the National Government will see to it that individual states cannot violate a person's rights to due process of law. There are other provisions, such as creating birthright citizenship, but the first explanation is the primary focus of the Amendment.

Answer 3

The amendment provides a broad definition of national citizenship, overturning the Dred Scott case, which excluded African Americans. It requires the states to provide equal protection under the law to all persons (not only to citizens) within their jurisdictions, and was used in the mid-20th century to dismantle legal segregation, as in Brown v. Board of Education. Its Due Process Clause has driven much important and controversial case law regarding privacy rights, abortion (see Roe v. Wade), and other issues.

Answer 4

The thirteenth ammendment sets all slaves free. But the fourteenth ammendment says that all blacks are citizens of the united states, and gives them all the rights that come with being a citizen. This ends any unruly acts such as the Black Codes in the south.

Answer 5

Basically if u were born here or u have adapted the ways of the U.S u r a citizen thats all i know but try the website I posted below.

Answer 6

Its right after 13

Answer 7

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

This website has it plainly stated and you can click on the other links for more direct information. It is my favorite website to use for school and it has good information. I hope this helps you!

Answer 8

People who are born in the US are US citizens., http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.amendmentxiv.html