Which of the following explains how citizenship was expanded to Black people?(1 point) Responses

Question

The Supreme Court issued the Dred Scott ruling. The Supreme Court issued the Dred Scott ruling. The Founders placed the Diversity of Jurisdiction Clause in the Constitution. The Founders placed the Diversity of Jurisdiction Clause in the Constitution. Congress passed the Fourteenth Amendment. Congress passed the Fourteenth Amendment. Congress passed the Naturalization Act of 1790.

Answer 1

The correct response is: Congress passed the Fourteenth Amendment.

The Fourteenth Amendment, ratified in 1868, granted citizenship to all individuals born or naturalized in the United States, including formerly enslaved people, thereby expanding citizenship to Black people.