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How has the US Supreme Court ensured that states do not deny basic rights to the people?
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∙ 14y ago
The US Supreme Court has incorporated much of the Bill of Rights to the states via the Fourteenth Amendment. While this doesn't quite ensure states respect individuals' US Constitutional rights, it does give people a legal right to fight unconstitutional state laws and policies if or when they're enacted.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe 14th Amendment applies the entire Constitution to the states. The Ninth Amendment also reserves basic rights to the people.
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The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution has been interpreted by the Supreme Court to?
make rights contained in the bill of rights applicable to the states.
Which supreme court case where minority rights ignored?
Korematsu v. 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.
What are the sources of the UK constitution?
The United Kingdom does not have a written organized constitution like that of the United States. Still, it has a list of documents and laws it uses as such. Over the years various kings gave certain rights and procedures to the people of England and those rights became a part of the English constitution. William the conquerer gave the people jury trials and the House of Commons. Henry II gave them common Law. King John gave certain rights to the Barons and another king extended them to all the people. Over the years other kings gave the people additional rights. When the United States was founded, the rights it used the rights which kings had given the people for its bill of rights. King George iii had taken away from the colonists, but Congress would not take them away because they were in the Constitution. This past year, Queen Elizabeth gave the people of England a Supreme Court. The English Parliament has the right to pass a law contrary to the British Constitution which makes England different from the United States. In the United States, the Supreme Court will strike down such a law. We have yet to see what the British Supreme Court will do.
Disputes between states and the federal government were settled by?
The Constitution
Why was the 14th Amendment significant to the Civil Rights Movement?
It ensured that states guaranteed all people born or naturalized in the U.S. the rights granted by the Bill of Rights.
Can the bill of rights be invoked against private individuals?
The Bill of Rights only specifies things the Federal Government is not permitted to do. It thereby ensured rights of States and Individuals.
States Rights vs Nationalists?
Nationalists believe that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land. Also, they believe that the national government represents all the people. States' Rights people believe that one can only use delegated powers.
The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution has been interpreted by the Supreme Court to?
make rights contained in the bill of rights applicable to the states.
Which supreme court case where minority rights ignored?
Korematsu v. United States
In the 1925 case Gitlow v New York the supreme court ruled that?
rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights must also be guaranteed by the states
What rights did chief Joseph demand for his people?
Well He Didn't Because He Was Born In The United States And Anyone Born In The United States That Is Native American Or Chinese Were Excluded Because Of The U.S Supreme Court.
What is the supreme document of the US?
The United States Constitution including the Bill of Rights and later amendments.
What was the effect of the Supreme Court case McCulloch v. Maryland?
fed govt gaind powers not explicitly mention
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
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.
Is the Constitution a limitation of the rights of the people or of the states?
The US Constitution is both a limitation of the rights of the people (by protecting minorities, for example) and of the states.
