Question

Why did the clause related to citizenship come into force immediately after the Constitution was signed?

Answer 1

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The clause related to citizenship come into force immediately after the Constitution was signed because this clause reversed a portion of the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision, which had declared that African Americans were not and could not become citizens of the United States or enjoy any of the privileges and immunities of citizenship.

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More about the act

✒The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 was passed by the Parliament of India on 11 December 2019.

✒It amended the Citizenship Act, 1955 by providing a path to Indian citizenship for illegal migrants of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, and Christian religious minorities.

✒The act was the first time religion had been provertly used as a criterion for citizenship under Indian law.

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