the Fourteenth Amendment
noun /ðə ˌfɔːtiːnθ əˈmendmənt/
/ðə ˌfɔːrtiːnθ əˈmendmənt/
[singular]- a change made to the US Constitution in 1866 that gave all Americans equal rights and allowed former slaves to become citizens
美国宪法第十四修正案（1866 年对美国宪法的修正，授予所有美国人平等权利并允许之前为奴隶的人成为公民） CultureThe Fourteenth Amendment gave all Americans the right to due process of law and to equal protection by the law. It was passed by Congress in 1866 and received the approval of the states two years later.