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5 Cards in this Set
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Civil Liberties
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the legal constitutional protections against the government
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The Bill of Rights
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first 10 amendments, which protect basic liberties, such as religion and speech
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The Bill of Rights and the States
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Written to restrict the national government
-“Congress shall make no law…” -Barron v. Baltimore (1833) |
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The Bill of Rights and the States
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Most have been “incorporated” through the 14th Amendment, and now restrict state and local governments
-First Amendment protection of speech first incorporated to states in Gitlow v. New York (1925) |
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freedom of religion
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The Establishment Clause
“Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion…” Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971) -Secular legislative purpose -Neither advance nor inhibit religion -No excessive government “entanglement” |
