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Unit Test — Cumulative exam

Question 33 • EA Academy Online Learning and Digital Citizenship Elective Spring

How did the 14th Amendment affect citizenship in the United States?

Answer
A
It extended US citizenship to formerly enslaved, newly freed people.
B
It limited US citizenship to people born in the United States.
C
It limited which foreign-born people could become US citizens.
D
It extended US citizenship to anyone living in the United States.

Explanation

The 14th Amendment established that people born or naturalized in the United States are citizens. It overturned the denial of citizenship to formerly enslaved people and recognized newly freed people as U.S. citizens. It did not make everyone living in the country a citizen, so A is correct.

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