Question

What is NOT TRUE about the passage of the 14th Amendment Question 10 options: The Amendment only provided protection against discrimination to Blacks. The Reconstruction Act required former Confederate states to ratify the Amendment. It guaranteed citizenship and overturned the Dred Scott v. Sanford decision. Against extending equal rights to Blacks, President Johnson opposed the amendment.

Answer 1

The statement that is not true about the passage of the 14th Amendment is: Against extending equal rights to Blacks, President Johnson opposed the amendment.

Step-by-step explanation:

The passage of the 14th Amendment had several implications and it is important to identify the statement that is NOT TRUE.

The statement that is NOT TRUE about the passage of the 14th Amendment is: Against extending equal rights to Blacks, President Johnson opposed the amendment.

In fact, President Johnson opposed the amendment and vetoed the Civil Rights Act, but the amendment was eventually passed by Republicans with a two-thirds majority and it guaranteed citizenship and overturned the Dred Scott v. Sanford decision, provided protection against discrimination not only to Blacks but to all persons, and required former Confederate states to ratify the Amendment as part of the Reconstruction Act.

Answer 2

"The Amendment only provided protection against discrimination to Blacks."

Step-by-step explanation:

The 14th Ammendment states "No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." This includes all citizens of the US.