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Main Points: 1. US constitution has slowly been applied to states 2.''Rights'' are not fixed-they shift with the times |
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| US constitution has slowly been applied to states |
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Civil Liberties Protect citizens from government actions |
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| Ex: search and seizure, self-incrimination, cruel and unusual punishment |
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1787- Do we need a bill of rights? federalist #84, Alexander Hamilton: ''No'' |
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Listing rights might limit individual rights Ex:Right to privacy? |
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Bill of Rights (1791) Issue#1 |
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| Dose it apply to state and local governments? |
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