John Smith was born in Phoenix, Arizona, in the United States and has lived there his entire life. According to the 14th Amendme

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John Smith was born in Phoenix, Arizona, in the United States and has lived there his entire life. According to the 14th Amendme

nt, Mr. Smith is a citizen of the __________.
a. state of Arizona
b. United States
c. United States and the state of Arizona
d. United States and the city of Phoenix

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2 answers:

REY [17] · Answer 1 · 2023-08-28T11:54:48+03:00

<span>The question ("John Smith was born in Phoenix, Arizona, in the United States and has lived there his entire life. According to the 14th Amendment, Mr. Smith is a citizen of the (fill in the gap)" can be rephrased as: 1) are people born in the US citizens of the US - yes, they are ! (so we reject option a) immediately 2) are people residing in a state a citizen of that state - yes they are! (so option C is the correct one. 3) can people be citizens of a city - no, this is not the case, cities are to small to hand out citizenship.</span><span />

valkas [14] · Answer 2 · 2023-08-28T14:02:44+03:00

valkas [14]2 years ago

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The correct answer is C