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. - Fourteenth Amendment (Section 1) to the U.S. Constitution
Alexandra’s father is a citizen of France and her mother is a citizen of the United Kingdom. Alexandra was born in Michigan. According to the Fourteenth Amendment, Alexandra would be
A)only a citizen of France
B)a citizen of the United States
C)a U.S. national, but not a citizen
D)only citizen of the United Kingdom
The Fourteenth Amendment, ratified in 1868, explicitly grants the US citizenship to anyone who was born or naturalized in the nation. Therefore, event though Alexandra's parents are not from the United States, she herself was born in one of the 50 states of America: Michigan, and should be considered an American citizen.
