Citizenship clause
Question Description
The Fourteenth Amendment has a Citizenship Clause. It states: "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." This clause was intended to give all freed slaves citizenship in the United States and the states they resided in. This Clause has come into the public eye with regard to immigration and illegal aliens having children in the United States. Many believe this nation became great because it was a great "melting pot" of cultures and peoples.
Assignment:
Please do a 3 substantive page research paper (750-900 words) on the Citizenship Clause.
You should address:
- Why it was included in the 14th amendment
- What the Supreme Court says about it
- Why it is important to Americans
- Your view on what this important Constitutional Clause should mean.
Your paper should have 3 sources including at least 1 from ProQuest library.
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