The due process clause
The due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment is used by the courts to apply the Bill of Rights to the states.
The due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment is used by the courts to apply the Bill of Rights to the states.
The First Amendment does not directly apply to the states; however, the courts have ruled that the states are obligated to submit to the First Amendment because of the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.
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The 14th Amendment restricts the actions of states by preventing them from making or enforcing laws that violate citizen rights. This protection is guaranteed by the Equal Protection Clause within the amendment.
denying basic rights to people
The Reservation clause is the 10th Amendment to the Bill of Rights of The Constitution of The United States. It states, "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
The rights of every citizen in the United States is outlined in the first Ten Amendment to the constitution of the united States, also known as the Bill of Rights:First Amendment - Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause; freedom of speech, of the press, and of assembly; right to petitionSecond Amendment - Right to keep and bear arms.Third Amendment - Protection from quartering of troops.Fourth Amendment - Protection from unreasonable search and seizure.Fifth Amendment - due process, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, eminent domain.Sixth Amendment - Trial by jury and rights of the accused; Confrontation Clause, speedy trial, public trial, right to counselSeventh Amendment - Civil trial by jury.Eighth Amendment - Prohibition of excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment.Ninth Amendment - Protection of rights not specifically enumerated in the Bill of Rights.Tenth Amendment - Powers of states and people.
the equal protection clause
The Fourteenth Amendment has been used to selectively incorporate the Bill of Rights to the states, most frequently via the Due Process Clause, although the Equal Protection Clause has also been used. An earlier Supreme Court decision prevented the Bill of Rights from being applied to the states via the Privileges and Immunities Clause.
The rights of every citizen in the United States is outlined in the first Ten Amendment to the constitution of the united States, also known as the Bill of Rights:First Amendment - Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause; freedom of speech, of the press, and of assembly; right to petitionSecond Amendment - Right to keep and bear arms.Third Amendment - Protection from quartering of troops.Fourth Amendment - Protection from unreasonable search and seizure.Fifth Amendment - due process, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, eminent domain.Sixth Amendment - Trial by jury and rights of the accused; Confrontation Clause, speedy trial, public trial, right to counselSeventh Amendment - Civil trial by jury.Eighth Amendment - Prohibition of excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment.Ninth Amendment - Protection of rights not specifically enumerated in the Bill of Rights.Tenth Amendment - Powers of states and people.
The rights of every citizen in the United States is outlined in the first Ten Amendment to the constitution of the united States, also known as the Bill of Rights:First Amendment - Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause; freedom of speech, of the press, and of assembly; right to petitionSecond Amendment - Right to keep and bear arms.Third Amendment - Protection from quartering of troops.Fourth Amendment - Protection from unreasonable search and seizure.Fifth Amendment - due process, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, eminent domain.Sixth Amendment - Trial by jury and rights of the accused; Confrontation Clause, speedy trial, public trial, right to counselSeventh Amendment - Civil trial by jury.Eighth Amendment - Prohibition of excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment.Ninth Amendment - Protection of rights not specifically enumerated in the Bill of Rights.Tenth Amendment - Powers of states and people.