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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Constitutional Law and Private Security

Question 3 • Introduction to Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security

What does it mean to say that the Fourteenth Amendment is one of the Reconstruction Amendments? Check all that apply.

Answer
A
It clarifies American citizenship after the abolition of slavery.
B
This amendment is considered the cause of the Civil War.
C
It is part of the aftermath of the American Revolution.
D
It granted entitlement to those born into slavery the same rights as those born free.

Explanation

The Reconstruction Amendments were adopted after the Civil War to address slavery, citizenship, and the rights of formerly enslaved people. The Fourteenth Amendment established citizenship for people born or naturalized in the United States and required equal protection under the law, so A and D apply. It did not cause the Civil War, and it came after the Civil War—not as part of the aftermath of the American Revolution.

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