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. 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.Ratified in 1868, Congress and the courts have applied the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause to many aspects of public life over the past 150 years. The Legislative Branch. If this is not your section, take notes and complete your worksheet. In this lesson, students will work in pairs and use expert reading strategies to analyze the Court's ruling in Hernandez v. Texas. Showing 45 Guides ; Nov 19, 2024 56. 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Primary Documents in American History ; Nov 19, 2024 61. The 14th Amendment to the US Constitution provides that, with few discrete exceptions, people born in the United States are citizens of this country. US Constitution, 14th Amendment, § 1.