POL 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Slaughter-House Cases, Equal Protection Clause, First Amendment To The United States Constitution

• School: UC-Davis
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL 1
• Professor: Cheryl Boudreau

Document Summary

Pol - lecture 3: chapter 5 civil liberties. Civil liberties emergence as part of the national policy agenda nationalization of civil liberties. Role of the majority different than in case of civil rights: bill of rights checks the majority. First amendment constrains the majority: congress shall make no law . Straightforward generally, but some ambiguities establishment clause cruel and unusual punishment the constitution in 1787 did not seriously address civil liberties the framers believed a bill of rights was unnecessary. They won and the bill of rights was added the constitution actually acquired civil liberties protections in several steps: The bill of rights: barron v. baltimore 1833. The bill of rights only applied to the federal government. Ratification of the 14th amendment the rights of citizenship were not subject to state controls irony due process and equal protection. 5 to 4 decision; 14th amendment applied to african americans and no one else selective incorporation.