the process of applying the Bill of Rights to state governments as well as the federal government
The Bill of Rights began as state constitutions that the federal government eventually merged into one.
Each state can’t because we have a federal government with the constitution and bill of rights.
the bill of rights began as a state constitution that federal goverment eventually merged into one bill of rihts is abraham lincon
most protections of the bill of rights applied to state governments
Individual citizens from the power of the federal government and state government.
The 14th Amendment to the U.S Constitution enforces federal law, including the Bill of Rights, on the state governments. However, before the 14th Amendment, states did have the ability to "violate" the rights of their citizens.
The Bill of Rights established individual rights that the state and federal governments could not trample on. --- it promised them that the rights of citizens would be protected
The Bill of Rights established individual rights that the state and federal governments could not trample on. --- it promised them that the rights of citizens would be protected
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The civil rights bill asserted, that the civil rights of the citizen were to be protected by the federal courts against the laws of the state in which he lived. Johnson, with his states' rights views, was forced to veto the bill.
It is called a Bill of Rights. There are many different examples, such as a states Bill of Rights or the federal Bill of Rights.