What is the term used in the Fourteenth Amendment to describe persons who are born or naturalized in the United States?

A. Aliens

B. Citizens

C. Immigrants

D. Residents

The term used in the Fourteenth Amendment to describe persons who are born or naturalized in the United States is 'citizens'.

Option: (B)

Explanation:

The Fourteenth Amendment that was made to the United States constitution was aimed at bringing significant changes in the laws pertaining to citizenship. Through this amendment, the United States Congress constitutionalized naturalization and by-birth citizenship of all the American people including former slaves. All the people born or naturalized in the United States, irrespective of race, class, region, etc., were granted the status of 'equal citizens' after the ratification of this amendment in 1868. This amendment later came to recognition as one of the three amendments that constituted the 'Reconstruction Era'.