Which is a true statement about the Privileges and Immunities Clause?

Which is a true statement about the Privileges and Immunities Clause?

a.The Privileges and Immunities Clause deals with amending the Constitution.

b. The Privileges and Immunities Clause deals with rights for enslaved persons.

c. The Privileges and Immunities Clause deals with shared rights for citizens.

d. The Privileges and Immunities Clause deals with ratifying the Constitution.

Answer: c. The Privileges and Immunities Clause deals with shared rights for citizens.

The Privileges and Immunities Clause that is located in Article IV, Section 2, Clause 1 prohibits discrimination in regards to fundamental rights of citizens of one state against those of another state. Discrimination may arise by giving favour to residents or nationals of a particular state, and this clause bars states from practising such an act. It ensures that people have a right to move from one state to another and engage in business, and they shall receive equal protection from the law regardless of which state they belong to. The clause does not introduce new rights but guarantees that the existing rights shall also encompass every U. S citizen regardless of the state they are from. This has helped in the development of national citizenship and seeing that states are not discriminating against those from other states as second-class citizens.