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The Bill of Rights and the U.S. Constitution is for everybody, not just criminals.

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The Supreme court's decision in Miranda v Arizona was based mainly on?

the incorporation of due process rights in the Bill of Rights so as to make them apply to the states


Which clause of the fourteenth amendment ended up being used by the courts to apply the bill of rights to the the states?

The due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment is used by the courts to apply the Bill of Rights to the states.


Which argument would supporters of selective incorporation most likely make?

all protections in the bill of rights should apply to the states


Which of the protections available to criminal offenders through the bill of rights do not currently apply to states?

The protections available to criminal offenders through the Bill of Rights that do not currently apply to states are known as unincorporated rights. These rights include the right to indictment by a grand jury and the right to be protected from excessive bail or fines.


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The due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment is used by the courts to apply the Bill of Rights to the states.


Do you have to be a citizen to have the Bill of Rights apply to you?

No. The Bill of Rights applies to all.


Why James Madison wrote a bill that added amendments to the constitution?

To get the states to sign the United States Constitution and to give the rights of criminals. He introduced them in 1791 when he served in the 1st United States Congress.


Why does the right to due process apply to all 50 states as well as the federal government?

Because that right to due process is in the bill of rights. The bill of rights is an amendment to the constitution that is the supreme law of the United States.


Did the US Supreme Court apply the entire Bill of Rights to the states under doctrine of Total Incorporation?

No. The US Supreme Court used the doctrine of "Selective Incorporation" to apply the Bill of Rights to the States on a clause-by-clause basis, as they became relevant to cases before the Court.


Which term describes the view that only fundamental bill of rights protections should apply to the states?

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Which term describes the view that all Bill of Rights protections should apply to the states?

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Do the first ten amendments bills of rights bind the states?

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