Amendments to the U.S. Constitution: The 14th Amendment (1868)

The 14th Amendment was ratified by Congress on July 9, 1868. While inclusive in its phrasing, it was geared toward and granted citizenship to African Americans and formerly enslaved people. Read the full text here.
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  1. naturalize
    make into a citizen
    All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.
  2. jurisdiction
    the territory within which power can be exercised
    All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.
  3. abridge
    lessen, diminish, or curtail
    No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
  4. respective
    considered individually
    Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed.
  5. validity
    the quality of having legal force or effectiveness
    The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned.
  6. incur
    make oneself subject to
    The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned.
  7. bounty
    payment or reward for acts such as catching criminals
    The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned.
  8. suppress
    put down by force or authority
    The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned.
  9. insurrection
    organized opposition to authority
    The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned.
  10. provision
    a stipulated condition
    The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.
Created on Wed Sep 25 12:01:07 EDT 2019 (updated Thu Sep 26 10:40:09 EDT 2019)

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