Birthright citizenship is a legal principle that grants automatic citizenship to individuals born within a country’s territorial boundaries, regardless of their parents’ citizenship status. In the United States, this concept is enshrined in the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which states: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the …
US Constitutional Laws Versus State Laws
When constitutional law is brought up, people are talking about many types of laws that cover a variety of topics. The United States Constitution is the basis of our law system. The Constitution writes out how the government can operate and allow what laws can or cannot be enforced. This might sound pretty straightforward, but the provisions of the Constitution …