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What does the Fourteenth Amendment do?

A: Outlaws slavery

B: Outlines the full rights of citizenship to those living in the U.S

C: Gave African Americans the right to vote

D: Gave African-Americans full citizenship rights

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Answer:

I would say B because it talks about all people having rights not just african americans.

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User Brad Oyler
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Answer:

The right answer is D.

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The 14th Amendment of the US Constitution (1868) granted citizenship and equal and civil rights to all people born or naturalized. The main beneficiaries were African Americans, including slaves that had won freedom after the Civil War.

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