Is this statement true or false?

ratifying the 13th amendment, to abolish slavery, was one way the government attempted to give blacks the rights of full citizenship.

True

Explanation:

For the African Americans to become "full citizens", they must, first of all, be free men. After all, the US was founded on "liberty and justice for all", and you cannot truly be a citizen without these two. This means that they must first be free men (liberty), before they can be a citizen and obey the US law & order (justice).

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`stare decisis is a legal doctrine that obligates courts to follow historical cases when making a ruling on a similar current or future case. stare decisis ensures that cases with identical facts be approached in the same way, unless overruled by the same court or a higher court such as the us supreme court. simply put, it binds courts to follow legal precedents set by previous decisions.

stare decisis is a latin term meaning "to stand by that which is decided".