Amendment XIV: Citizenship for All

by Jeff Hay (Editor)

Overview

Rather than a dry, hard-to-understand reference book on our Constitutional rights, this collection of essays presents a lively discussion of what "citizenship for all" really means. Essay resources include Akhil Reed Amar, James F. Wilson, Priscilla Huang, Horace Gray, Melville Fuller, and Dmitri Vasillaros. Essay topics include slavery, federal despotism, naturalized citizens, undocumented immigrants, and dual citizenship.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737750584
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	12/02/2008
Series:	Constitutional Amendments: Beyond the Bill of Rights Series
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.37(d)
Age Range:	15 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Foreword 11

Amendment Text and Explanation 14

Introduction 18

Chronology 26

Chapter 1 Historical Background on the Fourteenth Amendment

The Fourteenth Amendment Confirms That African Americans Are Indeed U.S. Citizens Akhil Reed Amar 32

The Fourteenth Amendment Emerged Out of an Earlier Civil Rights Act Kenneth L. Karst 41

It Is Absurd to Consider Former Slaves Anything Other than Full Citizens James F. Wilson 49

The Fourteenth Amendment Would Establish Federal Despotism over the Individual States A.J. Rogers 55

Reconstruction Inspired Political Debate and Public Violence Eric Foner 60

The Fourteenth Amendment Will Help America Fulfill Its Promise Thaddeus Stevens 70

America Committed Itself to Citizenship for People of All Ethnicities Earl Warren 76

Chapter 2 Testing the Fourteenth Amendment's Citizenship Clause

The Fourteenth Amendment Ensures Citizenship to All People Born on U.S. Soil Horace Gray 84

The Fourteenth Amendment's Citizenship Clause Is Contrary to Legal Tradition and Sets a Dangerous Precedent Melville Fuller 93

A Naturalized U.S. Citizen Cannot Have His or Her Citizenship Taken Away Without Consent Hugo Black 98

The Fourteenth Amendment Does Not Guarantee Citizenship in All Circumstances John Marshall Harlan 107

Individual States Cannot Deny Public Education to the Children of Undocumented Immigrants William Brennan 114

Chapter 3 Citizenship Controversies in Contemporary America

The Fourteenth Amendment's Guarantee of Birthright Citizenship Should Be Changed Ron Paul 125

Current Debates over Citizenship for Immigrants Recall Arguments from Earlier Times Garrett Epps 129

Illegal Immigrants Abuse the Fourteenth Amendment by HavingBabies in the United States Dmitri Vasillaros 135

Recent Immigrants and Their Babies Are No Threat Priscilla Huang 139

The Fourteenth Amendment Allows for Dual Citizenship and Divided Loyalties Allan Wall 143

Despite an Increase in Dual Citizenship, Most Immigrants Are Loyal to the United States Michael Barone 148

Appendices 154

A The Amendments to the U.S. Constitution 156

B Court Cases Relevant to the Fourteenth Amendment's Citizenship Clause

For Further Research 159

Index 162

Editorial Reviews

Review: Amendment XIV: Citizenship for All "If you have students who struggle with understanding the Constitution, these books will help them out immensely."—Library Media Connection, October 2009

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