The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments are commonly referred to as the Civil War these amendments were intended to cement the
reintegrate the Confederate
into the Union.
Amendments. After the
and to
status of
Many scholars believe the 14th Amendment is the most important of the three amendments. It has five
sections. The amendment includes these
Everyone who is born in the United States is a
. No state can take away the
of a U. S. citizen.
. No state can take away a person's
without the
of the law or deny any person
of the laws.
If a state takes away the right to
from any of its
citizens, its number of
in Congress will be reduced.
• No leader of the
can hold state or federal office unless Congress decides to allow it by a
vote.
. The United States government is committed to paying its debts, but will not
any
debts or financial losses including the loss of
due to