14th Amendment Pros And Cons

Voting is an essential right given to individuals who are considered citizens of this great country. As a citizen of the United States of America you are entitled to countless rights that can be exercised because it is granted by the Constitution. Our Founding Fathers created the Constitution, which is essentially a manual that our society uses to make sure our government is effective. However, since our country has grown and expanded throughout the century so has the constitution. The fourteenth amendment is known as a civil rights amendment, and was passed by Congress on June 13, 1866, then ratified on July 28, 1868. The Fourteenth Amendment states as follows: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” This granted citizenship to slaves and other minorities born of this land, citizenship and the right to be called an American. Being a citizen, you have the authority to question rules and legislation. You have the right to bring a concern to court because our government allows it. The judicial branch specializes in hearing cases and interprets the law, and if a citizen is not satisfied with the outcome you can …show more content…
The Declaration of Independence states that, “all men are created equal.” We are given the ultimate right to elect and vote for political leaders who we want to see in government. Therefore, every citizen 's vote should be considered equal and viewed the same. But unfortunately that is not the case with our society. As it continues to expand in size the laws of our great country is not being exercised correctly. If votes are not counted as equal, then citizens who voted for a specific leader will not be able to see their political leader in office. Thus, causing inequality in the voting system of our