How did the Fourteenth Amendment change the Constitution? What provisions were included in the amendment to ensure its implementation?
Please provide the best answer for the statement.
The ideal answer should:
1. Explain that the Fourteenth Amendment compelled the states to accept their residents as citizens and to guarantee that the rights of their citizens were protected.
2. Note that almost all black people became citizens as a result of the Fourteenth Amendment and that this constituted a refutation of the Dred Scott ruling.
3. Note that the amendment made the Three-Fifths Clause in the Constitution obsolete.
4. Explain that the amendment also threatened to deprive states of representation in Congress if they denied black men the vote.
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a. true b. false
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