PSC 1002 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Fourteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution, Lemon V. Kurtzman, Voting Rights Act Of 1965
27 Feb 2020
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Civil liberties come from the bill of rights since they were not explicitly enshrined in the. How did "incorporation" -- making state laws comply with the bill of rights in the u. s. The federal government interpreted the 14th amendment to apply to all states since it was a national law which protected the rights of free slaves regardless of region, north or south. Supreme court then used this law as an all-encompassing force to apply every amendment to every state. You should understand the basic protections for freedom of speech and freedom of the press. You should also understand how the courts have sought to balance those freedoms against other concerns, such as national security. Freedom of speech seems to be guaranteed as long as no threat is made. When the courts are deciding these cases, they are generally based on or expected to be cases based on political speech.
