ENGL 215 Lecture 8: Poli Civil Liberties Notes
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Poli chpt 4 civil liberties notes: also known as fundamental liberties, spelled out in the bill of rights (first 10 amendments, designed to limit government intrusion on individual rights of citizens. Ambiguity in the constitution has led to courts making contradictory rulings against to these rights such as right to privacy: can be controversial since they often conflict with other liberties. Many european constitutions list citizen responsibilities scholars think it has messed with our notions of citizenship: individual rights are the fruits, not the roots of the constitutional tree justice. Antonin scalia: most framers didn"t think we needed this list of rights. Due process clause: supreme court began using the clause of the 14th amendment during the 20th century (1920s), to apply the bill of rights to the states through the doctrine of. He was relying upon the virginia constitution, reflecting the colonial experience (different branches of religion moved here to practice freely ex.
