Answer:
I. The citizenship clause: it grants citizenship to everyone born or naturalized in the United States of America.
II. The due process clause: it guarantees that no individual should be denied access to life, liberty and property without recourse to the due process law.
III. The equal protection clause: it guarantees that all citizens will be treated equally by the law.
IV. It prohibited racial segregation in the United States of America.
Explanation:
The 14th Amendment is an amendment to the constitution of the United States of America and it addresses the issue of civil and legal rights for the African American citizens and slaves who had gained freedom after the American Civil War. The 14th Amendment is made up of the clause known as the equal protection of the laws.
An equal protection is a clause that states and guarantees that no state and local governments shall make or enforce any law which would contravene the privileges, rights or immunities of all persons born or naturalized in the United States of America. Simply stated, the equal protection guarantees that all citizens will be treated equally by the law.
The equal protection clause took effect in the United States of America in 1868.
The ratification of the Constitution known as the fourteenth (14th) amendment which held on the 4th of July, 1868 by the North Carolina General Assembly of 1868-1869, readmitted North Carolina to the Union but required an adoption of a universal manhood suffrage for the people.
In conclusion, four features of the 14th Amendment include the following;
I. The citizenship clause: it grants citizenship to everyone born or naturalized in the United States of America.
II. The due process clause: it guarantees that no individual should be denied access to life, liberty and property without recourse to the due process law.
III. The equal protection clause: it guarantees that all citizens will be treated equally by the law.
IV. It prohibited racial segregation in the United States of America.
