<span>The Fourteenth Amendment addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws, and was proposed in response to issues related to slaves following the Civil War. It states equal rights and freedom for all. It was adopted on July 9, 1868 as a Reconstruction Amendment. It was contested by Southern States, but they were forced to ratify it to regain representation in Congress. The Fourteenth Amendment is one of the most prosecute parts of the Constitution.</span>
Taxes could not be collected, and commerce could not be regulated.
The Legislative part of our government is called Congress. Congress makes our laws. The Judicial part of our federal government includes the Supreme Court and 9 Justices. They are special judges who interpret laws according to the Constitution.
2. the defeat of Japan led to the division with a Soviet backed communist government in the north and U.S. backed democratic government in the south.
