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Rights of criminal defendants incorporation to states

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Mapp v Ohio (incorporated exclusionary rule) Miranda v Arizona ( right not to self incriminate)

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Define selective incorporation

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The Supreme Court or the United States gradually applying some of the freedoms protected by the bill of rights against the state governments by the 14th amendments due process clause

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First amendment incorporation to states

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Gitlow vs Newyork (freedom of speech)

Engle v vitale (incorporated establishment clause)

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Incorporated privacy rights

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Griswald vs Connecticut (birth control)

Roe v wade (delt with abortion)

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Engel v Vitale (school prayer)

What 1st amendment clause SCOTUS used to base decision

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Establishment clause and state mandatory prayer is unconstitutional in school

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Lemon vs kurtzman ( state funding for religious schools

1st amendment clause that SCOTUS used to base decision

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Establishment clause and established the lemon test to see if state aid to religious schools violated establishment clause
Secular, not advance or advance religion, not intangible ment

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Reynolds v United States (polygamy)

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Free exercise clause

Not unconstitutional to make laws against polygamy

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Oregon v smith (drug use in religious ceremonies)

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Free excessive clause

Upheld the law to make. The use of drugs in religious services illegal

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How might congress limit impact of Supreme Court

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Expand number of justices on court to effect ideological balance of court
Amendment to constitution

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How might executive impact SCOTUS decisions

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President can us the power of appointment to change balance in court
Not in force the SCOTUS decisions

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How does state limit impact of SCOTUS decisions

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Governors of state could refuse to enforce court decisions

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Brown vs board

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Due process clause
Equal protection overturned the separate but equal doctorine of plessy v fugerson. 1st major victory for civil right activist, gives them more anthusium to accomplish more

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Baker v carr

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Districts must be equal for voting equal representation

Open up the path for court striking down on racial Gerryamadering

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Regard of the university of California v bakke

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Outlaw quotas in affirmative action programs

Gives incoragment to opponents of affirmative action

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Mapp v Ohio

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Exclusionary rule in state cases

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Gideon v wainwright

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Right to counsel in state cases

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Miranda v Arizona

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Right to not selficriminate yourself in state cases

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Explain significance of these cases

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Mapp Ohio
Gideon v wainwright
Miranda v Arizona

Started concervative movement

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Literary test in prevent of voting

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Most African Americans were not educated and not able to read so they can’t pass the test
And questions are impossible

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Pole tax

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People had to pay money to vote and since minority’s have less money they can’t vote

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Two alternative forms of political participation

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Protesting civil disobedience

Organization of ncaap, took things to court

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Forms of how minority’s participate in atl forms of political movement

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Litigation and protesting

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How does federalism limit powers of national government executive

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State and local level govt get to make decision like the president, takes power from president

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Checks and balances limit power of national govt executive

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Congress and court checks what the president do

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How establishment clause limit the power of national govt

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They cannot advance.a religion

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Guarantee of public trial limit power on national govt

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Fair hearing wear you can defend yourself and must be public
Limits violation against citizen

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How limits the power of state government citizenship clause of 14th amendment

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Law of the soil ( born on american soil)
Law of blood (parent was citizen you are citizen)
Naturalization: cannot deny your rights as a citizen in that state whether they like you or not

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Selective incorporation limits power of state governments

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Requires the state to incorporate the bill of rights into their government
Can no longer deny them

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Identify the part of national government that was originally most closely tied to citizen and explains how it was tied to citizens

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Congress (House of representatives) elected by the people directly by the people

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Explain two ways the United States constitution limited majority rule

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Majority does not elect president electoral collage does, president

appoints judge and they serve for life

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Primary elections development

Before and after

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Party elders picked candidate now people are more involved because of primary elections

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Seventh amendment development

Before and after

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State legislator get to be voted on by the people

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Expansion of suffrage befor and after

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It increased the number of people to be allowed to vote

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How does federalism an obstacle

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Allowed states an local governments to discriminate against people

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United States political system obstacle for minority’s

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White primary of the Democratic Party

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United States electoral system present obstacles to minority

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Racial Gerry meandering

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Federalism giving opportunity to minority

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No satisfaction in one level of government you could appeal to a higher or different level of govt

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United States political party systems presenting opertunity to minority’s

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Join a party that appeals to them

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United States electoral system present opertunity to minority’s

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If they know the margin of either winning or loosing for a candidate’s campaign that could give them more opertunity in that the candidate would try to win them over

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What did the voting rights of 1965 do

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Eliminated literacy test and residency requirements to increase access to minority voting

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What did 24th amendment do

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Eliminate poll tax that didn’t allow people to vote hence increasing access for minority voting

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Barrier that currently impeades minority representation in congress

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There is still prejudice within people which inhibits minority representation in congress
Incumbent advantage

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Compare position of federalist and anti federalist

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Feds- division of power ( more centrilized government)

Anti Feds- feared strong government, wanted power individual in states

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Two features of original constitution have led growth to national powers

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Supremacy clause ( federal law proceeds all)
Regulate interstate commerce ( commerce clause)
Elastic clause (allows government to legislate beyond it enumerated powers
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First amendment address anti federalist concerns

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Protects those liberties from all. Government intrusion.

Protects freedoms of religion, speech, assembly etc

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10th amendment address anti federalist concerns

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Reserved power of the states

All powers not given to the federal govt is given to the states

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How 14 amendment altered balance of power btw state and national govt
Due process

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Selective incorporation prohibits the states from taking away your freedoms without due process
States compelled to follow national standards

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How 14 amendment altered balance of power btw state and national govt
Equal protection clause

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Forbade states from discriminating racial minorities

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