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5 May, 02:22

The Burlinghame Treaty (1870) allowed the U. S. to deny citizenship to persons born in the U. S. whose parents were born outside the U. S. The U. S. Supreme Court granted writ of certiorari to a case challenging the constitutionality of the treaty.

How did the court apply the 14th Amendment to decide this case? which sentence below is the right answer?

Persons born outside the U. S. are not permitted to pursue citizenship because they do not own property.

Persons born outside the U. S. are not permitted to pursue citizenship because they are unemployed.

A naturalized citizen possesses all the rights of a native citizen according to the Constitution.

To deny a native person citizenship rights does not support constitutional principles.

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  1. 5 May, 02:28
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    To deny a native person citizenship rights does not support constitutional principles.
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