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  2. Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

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    The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments.Usually considered one of the most consequential amendments, it addresses citizenship rights and equal protection under the law and was proposed in response to issues related to formerly enslaved Americans following the American Civil War.

  3. Citizenship Clause - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 June 2024. First sentence of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution The Citizenship Clause is the first sentence of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which was adopted on July 9, 1868, which states: All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and ...

  4. List of amendments to the Constitution of the United States

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    Twenty-seven of those, having been ratified by the requisite number of states, are part of the Constitution. The first ten amendments were adopted and ratified simultaneously and are known collectively as the Bill of Rights. The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments are collectively known as the Reconstruction Amendments. Six amendments adopted by ...

  5. How the 14th Amendment's Promise of Birthright Citizenship ...

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    When amendment was ratified on July 9, 1868, it closed the door on schemes to make the U.S. a white man’s country How the 14th Amendment's Promise of Birthright Citizenship Redefined America ...

  6. What is birthright citizenship and the 14th amendment ... - AOL

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    What does the 14th Amendment say about citizenship by birth The 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868 coming out of the Civil War, granting citizenship and rights to formerly enslaved people.

  7. How using the 14th Amendment against Trump went from a ... - AOL

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    Clamoring about the 14th Amendment increased in 2023, as the 2024 presidential cycle got in full swing. But the public conversation was largely led by anti-Trump partisans on the left.

  8. Reconstruction Amendments - Wikipedia

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    The Reconstruction Amendments, or the Civil War Amendments, are the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments to the United States Constitution, adopted between 1865 and 1870. [1] The amendments were a part of the implementation of the Reconstruction of the American South which occurred after the Civil War.

  9. Could Biden use 14th Amendment to raise U.S. debt ceiling? - AOL

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    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Biden on Sunday said he believes he has the legal right to invoke the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution to raise the federal government's $31.4 trillion debt ...