Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Term Paper

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The 14th also lays down the rules as to how the U.S. Congress is made up, it points out that no one can be elected to national office if they have been found guilty of treason. The 14th also deals with the legal rights of slaves after the Civil War; those "being 21 years of age, and citizens of the United States," and male, whall not have their right to vote "abridged, except for participation in rebellion, or other crime…"

And, importantly, the 14th Amendment (third article) states that "No state shall infringe the right of trial by jury in criminal cases, nor the rights of conscience, nor the freedom of speech, or of the press.
" That is according to the Congress of the United States, August 24, 1789 (from the John Hopkins University Press).

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