Which statement best describes the Fourteenth Amendment? It granted citizenship to all individuals living in the United States.
It enfranchised all male citizens and gave them the right to vote. It prevented states from denying citizens equal protection under the law. It allowed states to seize citizens' property without due process of the law.
<em>Correct answer choice is : It prevented states from denying citizens equal protection under the law. </em>
<em>Explanation:</em>
<em>The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments. The amendment speaks citizenship rights and equal security of the laws and was introduced in reply to concerns compared to former slaves following the American Civil War.</em>
