Round 5: Tossup 10

Note to moderator: Read answerline carefully. Note to Players: Description Acceptable. A 2005 article by James Ho about this right argued that Plyler v. Doe refuted Peter Schuck’s 1985 book on it. The (-5[1])1924 Snyder Act eliminated an exception to this right created by Elk v. Wilkins. Jacob M. Howard attached an exemption reading “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” to this (15[1])Jus (15[1])Soli principle. An exemption (15[1])to this right (15[1])was held to only apply to diplomats by United States v. (15[1])(*) Wong Kim Ark. (10[2])Trump v. Barbara concerns a 2025 Executive Order attempting to end this right for children of non-permanent residents, (10[1])who are often attacked as “anchor babies.” For 10 points, the 14th Amendment grants what right to babies born in the U.S? ■END■

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