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'''United States Constitution''' | '''United States Constitution''' | ||
* notes: | * notes: | ||
** this transcription is the original text as submitted to and adopted by the States | ** this transcription is the original text as submitted to and adopted by the States | ||
** amended portions of the original text are marked in [brackets] | ** amended portions of the original text are marked in [brackets] | ||
** see the Constitution | ** see the [[U.S. Constitution study guide]] for definitions and explanations of the words, concepts, and ideas in the Constitution | ||
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== Preamble == | == Preamble == | ||
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===14th Amendment=== | ===14th Amendment=== | ||
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Section 1 | Section 1 | ||
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. | 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. | ||