POL 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: United States One-Dollar Bill, Prior Restraint, Establishment Clause
28 Sep 2016
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Bill of rights (first 10 amendments in the constitution: madison: first ratify constitution then we will add bor. Anything that"s on the list the government can do: 9th amendment: elastic clause here are some rights, but there are others too. (ambiguous) e. g. : right to privacy not mentioned anywhere in bor. Themes: who are we protected from, rises from federalism know who you are going to sue!, before 1865, we were only protected from the national government. Now protected from all forms of government: barron vs baltimore (1833): barron owns property in baltimore and charges ships to docks. Wants to sue city because there was gravel in his area. Look at b. o. r: 5th amendment (one shall to be deprived of life, liberty, property) u. s. government isn"t doing anything, it"s the baltimore government: selective incorporation: began after civil war (1865). Government arrests people: obscenity obscene speech can be restricted.
