POS 2041 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Equal Access Act, Jus Sanguinis, Jus Soli

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The process by which provisions of the bill of rights are brought within the scope of the. Fourteenth amendment and so applied to state and local governments. necessary clause. Clause of the constitution (article i, section 8, clause 3) setting forth the implied powers of. It states that congress, in addition to its express powers, has the right to make all laws necessary and proper to carry out all powers the constitution vests in the national government slander and libel. Spoken false statements (slander) and written false statements (libel) that damage a person"s reputation. Both can be regulated by the government but are often difficult to distinguish from permissible speech. substantive liberties. Restraints on what the government shall and shall not have the power to do. procedural liberties restraints on how the government is supposed to act; for example, citizens are guaranteed the due process of law.