Question

The citizenship clause of the Fourteenth Amendment says a naturalized person

is not a citizen and cannot become a citizen of the United States.

is a citizen, just like someone who was born in the United States.

must have been born in the United States, not in another country.

must have been born in a country other than the United States.​

Answer 1

Answer:

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Explanation:

is a citizen, just like someone who was born in the United States.

Answer 2

The citizenship clause of the Fourteenth Amendment says a naturalized person is a citizen, just like someone who was born in the United States.

• The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, approved in the year 1868, gave citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the USA.
• This included formerly enslaved people as well.
• The Supreme Court decision according to which those descended from slaves could not be citizens was nullified after this act.
• It addressed citizenship rights and equal protection for former slaves following the Civil War.