Amend14C2

=14C2= =Fourteenth Amendment= The 14th Amendment was created on the date of July 9th, 1868. This Amendment that was created changed many lives and gave many America born people, citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws. https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/14thamendment.html The people that were benefited by this Amendment being made is the American born citizens who had part in the Amendment. These American born citizens got the right to have citizenship because they were born in America. http://www.constitution.org/col/intent_14th.htm The ratio of the House of Representatives to accept the 14th Amendment was 120-39. This does show that a good amount of the Representatives liked the Amendment and wanted it to be published. After the vote, the Amendment was now published. http://history.house.gov/Institution/Origins-Development/Proportional-Representation/ There are three main ideas of the 14th Amendment. Those three ideas are http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/content/14th-amend-doc.html The active president of when the 14th Amendment was Abraham Lincoln. He took lots of charge during the Amendment's creation. He did not veto the law but he really liked the Amendment. Since he liked the Amendment, he decided to accept the Amendment and everyone got excited because they all liked the Amendment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution Yes, it does. It was established by the U.S. Supreme Court around 100 years ago. This came about because of a court held in San Francisco, 1898 to establish that the child was a U.S. citizen even though his Chinese parents weren't citizens of the U.S. //(https://www.aclu.org/frequently-asked-questions-defending-citizenship-under-14th-amendment-us-constitution)// There have been certain times when this happened, and they weren't the brightest. Many people questioned whether or not U.S. citizens born from a native family that's not in the records is fair. When World War II came about, some Americans had the urge to strip the Japanese Americans of their citizenship. But they rejected the choice, and today people question other natives as well. //(https://www.aclu.org/frequently-asked-questions-defending-citizenship-under-14th-amendment-us-constitution)// There 5 sections to the 14th Amendment. The first section stating that every person born on American grounds is a U.S. citizen; it also states that know body can take a citizenship away from someone, states may not pass laws that are unfair to citizens, and that everyone is guaranteed safety and protection of the laws. The second section states that every person, no matter what race, counts as one whole person; and that any male over the age of 21 has the right to vote. The third section states that previous Confederate leaders were allowed to regain power within the government, but only by a vote of Congress, two-thirds or more, would they actually carry out the process. Until that time, they were not allowed to vote in federal elections or holding federal office. The fourth states that no payment shall be made to any slaveholders or any debt owed to the Confederate States of America. The fifth final states that Congress has the power to change these Amendments under fair legislation. //(http://www.shmoop.com/constitution/14th-amendment.html)// There has been a lot of debate about whether or not the 14th Amendment should be changed. Many people feel that it should stay the smae, while others disagree, but some are torn between the two. Some people feel that by keeping the 14th Amendment we are allowing attacks to take place because of immigrants walking into U.S. hospitals and having free rain. Opposers feel that by changing this Amendment, we are being unfair to children and the country would stop growing. There are also people torn between the idea of revising the Amendment, they feel that by revising this Amendment could lead to other maigor revisions on other Amendments. http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/campaign/112377-the-big-question-should-the-14th-amendment-be-changed-to-address-immigration-concerns No, it cannot, and if so, it would have to repealed by without a constitutional amendment. Over the 150 years this amendment has been in action, there have been several times where lawmakers would introduce bills to deny citizenship, but Congress always turned them down. Some lawmakers that failed to have their bill passed have denied birth certificates from parents who can't fully identify themselves. https://www.aclu.org/frequently-asked-questions-defending-citizenship-under-14th-amendment-us-constitution
 * Essential Question: How do the issues which prompted the creation of the amendments compare with the issues they are applied to today? **
 * (Joey)1. When was the 14th Amendment created? **
 * (Joey)2. Who was benefited by this Amendment being made? **
 * (Joey)3. What was the ratio of the House of Representatives to accept the Amendment? **
 * (Joey)4. What is the main idea of the 14th Amendment? **
 * The Citizenship Clause- **This explained how this Amendment granted citizenship to all people born and naturalized in the US
 * The Due Process Clause-** This declared that all states may not deny any person for their life, liberty or property. This was a good idea because everyone was excepted and not denied.
 * The Equal Protection Clause-** This stated that a state may not deny any person within its Jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
 * (Joey)5. Who was he active president when the Amendment was created? **
 * (Emma)6. Does the 14th Amendment allow citizenship for children born in the U.S. whose parents aren't U.S. citizens? **
 * (Emma) **** 7. Have there been times when the people demanded similar things to the 14th Amendment before it was created? **
 * (Emma)8. How many sections are there and what do they represent? **
 * (Emma)9. Should the 14th Amendment be changed? **
 * (Emma)10. Can the constitutional right to citizenship at birth be repealed by legislation? **