> If you are not familiar with all the amendment does, this is a brief summary: > First, it repudiated Dred Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. 393 (1857), which declared that black people (free or slave) were not citizens of the United States and could not be made citizens of the United States. Under this amendment any person born here was a citizen as well as any person made a citizen by law. > Second, it basically prohibited discrimination in the law (especially along racial lines). > Third, it made the Bill of Rights apply to the states, when previously they were interpreted as applying solely as a limitation on federal power. > Fourth, it addressed apportionment in the states—how much representation each state got in Congress. > Fifth, it disqualified many Confederates from holding office. > Sixth, it prevented people from denying the Union debt, or recognizing the Confederacy’s debts. > Seventh, and finally, it granted to Congress the power to enforce this amendment.