Political Science 2244E Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Thirteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution, Civil Liberties, Fifth Amendment To The United States Constitution

• School: Western University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: Political Science 2244E
• Professor: Peter A Ferguson

Document Summary

Protections of citizens against improper government actions. Focus on what gov must not do > liberty. Obligations of the government to guarantee equality and protect citizens from discrimination. Focus on what the gov must do > equality. Problem is that there is no clear line between the two. If we don"t articulate a federal stance then it will be left up to states. Constitution only delegates powers to the gov, if it"s not on the list they can"t do it (ex: there is no rule saying that the gov can restrict your free speech) Problems with this: elasticity clause, they can exploit their powers, might is right. No bofr is a major imperfection what people are entitled to against every government on earth - Focus of bofr is on what gov must not do. No ratification of constitution without bill of rights. Trivia: people born in the us are citizens of? answer: federal and state.