Which Reconstruction Amendment granted citizenship and equal protection under the law?

Which Reconstruction Amendment granted citizenship and equal protection under the law?

• A. The 14th Amendment
• B. The 11th Amendment
• C. The 15th Amendment
• D. The 13th Amendment

Answer: (A)

Citizenship and equal protection under the law come from the Fourteenth Amendment. It grants citizenship to anyone born or naturalized in the United States and requires states to treat people equally under the law, protecting both citizenship and equal protection (and due process) rights. This matches the question precisely. The other amendments address related issues: ending slavery, protecting voting rights regardless of race, and limiting suits against states, but they do not combine citizenship with equal protection in the same way.

Citizenship and equal protection under the law come from the Fourteenth Amendment. It grants citizenship to anyone born or naturalized in the United States and requires states to treat people equally under the law, protecting both citizenship and equal protection (and due process) rights. This matches the question precisely. The other amendments address related issues: ending slavery, protecting voting rights regardless of race, and limiting suits against states, but they do not combine citizenship with equal protection in the same way.