Bill of Rights And Civil Liberties Flashcards
Civil liberties and Civil rights both…
Limit the powered the government
Civil liberties v. Civil rights
Civil liberties protect individuals from abuses of the government
Civil rights come about as a result of equal protection under the law
Who originally insisted on the Bill of Rights?
Anti-Federalists
The ___________ Court was responsible for key sections that clarified the nature of the government
The Marshall Court Marbury v. Madison McCulloch v. Maryland Gibbons v. Ogden Even though the Court ruled that it had the power to declare state law unconstitutional, it refused to extend the provisions of the Bill of Rights to states
Barron v. Baltimore
Marshall Court ruled that the Bill of Rights only extended to the national government, not the states
Est. Concept of judicial federalism and dual citizenship
First time the Supreme Court applied the Bill of Rights to a state case
Gitlow v. NY
Incorporated Bill of Rights through 14th Amendment
Brady Bill
Passed under Reagan
Placed restrictions on handguns
Supreme Court did strike down the clause forcing instant checks for gun purchasers