One portion of the Reconstruction Amendments was to preserve
"birthright citizenship" as a Constitutional Right. This was very
much an 18th century idea, from an age when people were far less portable, and
almost all lived their whole lives within a few miles of their birthplace. Birthright citizenship is United
States citizenship picked up by virtue of the circumstances of birth. It is
different with citizenship acquired in other ways, for example by naturalization later
in life. Birthright citizenship may be conferred by jus soli or jus
sanguinis. Under United
States law, U.S. citizenship is spontaneously allowed to any person born
within and subject to the authority of the United
States. This comprises the regions of Puerto
Rico, the Marianas and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and also applies to
children born elsewhere in the world to U.S. citizens (with certain
exceptions).
Answer:
Correct Answer:
<em>The impeachment of Johnson led to the creation of Black Codes, which made Reconstruction era laws irrelevant.</em>
Explanation:
After the war between the Unionist and the Confederates, the Abraham Lincoln regime tried to readmit the Southerners into the Union of America as well as toreconstruct and rebuild the southern states through his Reconstruction policy.
Its success was greatly impacted after his death through series of actions by the Southerners. <em><u>One of them was the passing of the Black Codes which was done inorder to restrict African Americans' freedom, and to compel them to work for low wages.</u></em>
<em>Others include the imposition of voter qualifications, and allowed the sharecropping system to thrive, ensuring that the standard of living did not improve for freed slaves</em>
/////the Pacific Ocean./////
The answer is d. I hope this helps you
