Question

What do the 14th Amendment and the Civil Rights Act of 1866 have in common?

Answer 1

14th amendment: addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws, and was proposed in response to issues related to former slaves following the American Civil War.

civil rights act of 1866: was the first United States federal law to define US citizenship and affirmed that all citizens were equally protected by the law. It was mainly intended to protect the civil rights of African-Americans, in the wake of the American Civil War

Answer 2

They are both about addressing citizenship.

Answer 3

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