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,

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Leyla Gallegos

19 March, 02:40

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,

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Garrett Elliott · Answer 1

Option B, is a citizen, just like someone who was born in the United State, is the right answer.

Explanation:

Amendment Fourteenth to the Constitution of the United States was one of the three Reconstruction Amendments. This amendment along with Amendment 13th and 15th was meant to provide equal civil rights to the former slaves. The Congress of the United States enacted this amendment on 13th June 1866 and the states ratified this amendment on 9th July 1868.

The citizenship clause explains that "all those persons who born or naturalized in the U. S and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are the U. S. citizens and also of the state in which they reside."

This very statement explains that a naturalized person is also a citizen of the United States like any other person who is born in the U. S.