2025 civics test · Question 97 of 128 · 1800s

What amendment says all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are U.S. citizens?

Official answers

• 14th Amendment

Why

The 14th Amendment, from 1868, says that anyone born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to its laws, is a citizen. It is the basis for citizenship by birth here. Memory tip: the 14th Amendment is about citizenship, and the 15th is about voting.