Episode 68 of 100 · 5-Minute Videos
What Is Birthright Citizenship?
Government · History · Government — American Government · Captions
About This Video
Do children born on U.S. soil automatically become American citizens? Many claim the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution guarantees that they do. Are they right? Amy Swearer, Senior Legal Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, confronts this question head-on.
Standards Met in Ohio
- AMG.9-12.9.lp.aGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thAssociate specific amendments with the extension of rights to all African-Americans (Reconstruction Amendments: 13th Amendment - prohibited slavery, 14th Amendment - citizenship and protection for all persons, 15th Amendment - voting rights).
- SS.7.17.lp.gGrades 7thIdentify the role of a subject in a monarchy.