All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United. The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of primary source materials associated with the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.4 The proposed amendment as it passed the House contained no such provision, and it was decided in the Senate to include language like that finally adopted. Amendment 14: Section 3 no citizen can become a member of the government if they took part in the rebellion. The Legislative Branch. Showing 45 Guides ; Nov 19, 2024 20345. 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Primary Documents in American History ; Nov 19, 2024 15744. So I took my time looking over the original 14th Amendment, wondering how these centuryold words could shape the coming presidential election. The 14th Amendment to the US Constitution provides that, with few discrete exceptions, people born in the United States are citizens of this country. The text of each section is provided below, with a brief explanation of the key provisions.