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Citizen of the US can also hold citizenship of another country. -
Dred Scott declared freedom because former master had voluntarily taken him into free territory. The Constitution had limited racial background, therefore he was declared not a citizen of state. -
Declared all persons born or naturalized in the US were citizens of the US and state they lived in. -
Granted citizenship to people born in the US including those who were formerly enslaved.
“All persons born or naturalized in the United States…are citizens of the United States…” -
Granted those of race, color, or previous conditions of servitude the right to vote. -
Prevented Chinese immigrants from entering the country legally, and prevented those already living in the US from obtaining citizenship. -
Supreme Court rules in favor of “separate but equal” legalizing segregation. -
Wong Kim Ark was refused entry into the US after a trip to China because of the “Chinese Exclusion Acts”. Wong was born in the US, so the Supreme Court ruled in favor of him saying he was a US citizen. -
US citizens born abroad would now be required to state their intentions to become a resident of the US and take an oath of allegiance. -
Limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the US and eliminates Far East immigration. -
The indigenous people were granted US citizenship. -
A child born outside of the US cannot claim citizenship regardless of whether their parent is a US citizen. -
Establishes quotas for Chinese immigrants, and makes them eligible for US citizenship. -
Allows individuals of all races to be eligible of US citizenship. -
Declared the “separate but equal” educational facilities were unconstitutional. -
Prohibits the discrimination on the basis of color, religion, race, sex, or national origin.