Which amendment granted citizenship and equal protection to all persons born in the United States?

• A. 18th
• B. 14th
• C. 13th
• D. 15th

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is birthright citizenship and equal protection under the law, guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. Ratified in 1868 after the Civil War, it includes the Citizenship Clause, which grants citizenship to anyone born in the United States (and subject to its jurisdiction), and the Equal Protection Clause, which requires states to treat people in similar situations equally. Together, these provisions establish who is a citizen by birth and ensure that citizens receive equal protection under the law.

This is why the amendment is the best answer for granting both citizenship and equal protection to all persons born in the United States. The other amendments have different focuses: the 13th ends slavery, the 15th protects voting rights regardless of race, and the 18th enacts Prohibition.