Question

How did the Fourteenth Amendment define a United States citizen?

A. As any free-born, permanent American resident
B. As anyone who has pledged allegiance to the United States
C. As anyone who was born in the United States
D. As any permanent resident who is male and of voting age

Answer 1

Answer: C. As anyone who was born in the United States.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Fourteenth Amendment, ratified in 1868, defined citizenship as "all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside." This established that anyone born within the territory of the United States, regardless of their race or the status of their parents, was considered a citizen of the United States.