7 simple facts about the 14th amendment
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7 simple facts about the 14th amendment

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The 14th Amendment made the news after Democratic lawmakers forces President Joe Biden to invoke his constitutional authority under it to raise the nation’s debt limit without involving Congress.
The 14th Amendment made the news after Democratic lawmakers forces President Joe Biden to invoke his constitutional authority under it to raise the nation’s debt limit without involving Congress.
It gave Congress the power to make laws that enforce this amendment.
It gave Congress the power to make laws that enforce this amendment.
Neither the United States nor any state could be forced to pay for debts incurred by the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Neither the United States nor any state could be forced to pay for debts incurred by the Confederacy during the Civil War.
The amendment said that anyone who rebelled against the United States could not hold civil, military, or elected office.
The amendment said that anyone who rebelled against the United States could not hold civil, military, or elected office.
It authorized the federal government to punish states that violated their citizens’ rights to vote.
It authorized the federal government to punish states that violated their citizens’ rights to vote.
It guaranteed all U.S. citizens “equal protection under the law.”
It guaranteed all U.S. citizens “equal protection under the law.”
The historic 14th amendment granted citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves.
The historic 14th amendment granted citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves.
7 simple facts about the 14th amendment
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