Question

question 12 of 25

the fourteenth amendment ensured:

a. voting rights for all adult men who were u.s. citizens.
b. free and equal education for all u.s. citizens.
c. citizenship to all people born in the united states.
d. the legal end of slavery in the united states.

Explanation:

Analyze the Fourteenth Amendment

The Fourteenth Amendment, ratified in 1868, contains the Citizenship Clause, which grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States.

Evaluate the given options

• Option A describes the Fifteenth Amendment (voting rights).
• Option B is incorrect as public education is not guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment.
• Option C directly describes birthright citizenship established by the Fourteenth Amendment.
• Option D describes the Thirteenth Amendment (abolition of slavery).

Answer:

• (A) voting rights for all adult men who were U.S. citizens.
• (B) free and equal education for all U.S. citizens.
• (C) citizenship to all people born in the United States. (Correct answer)
• (D) the legal end of slavery in the United States.