The 14th amendment states: "all persons born or naturalized in the united states, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the united states and of the state wherein they reside. no state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the united states; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
what change did the 14th amendment make to the u.s. constitution?
a. it established that u.s. citizens have rights protected by law but a state can make any law for people residing in the state.
b. it established that anyone born in the united states is a citizen of the state he or she was born in and has rights protected by laws only in that state.
c. it established that all u.s. citizens have rights protected by law and that states cannot make laws that interfere with those rights.
d. it established that all people born in the united states are citizens, but their rights can be denied by the state they live in depending on where they reside.