The Fourteenth Amendment, adopted on July 9, 1868(following the Civil War), applied the priciples of the First Amendment and other parts of the Bill of Rights (applicable to Federal government) to State governments.
incorporation
The states created the Bill of Rights to limit the FEDERAL government. Later amendments apply some of the Constitution to state and local governments.
The first state to include a bill of rights in its state constitution was Virginia, adopting it in 1776. The four main components of the Virginia Bill of Rights include the affirmation of natural rights, the principle of popular sovereignty, the separation of powers, and the guarantee of freedom of the press and religion. This document served as a model for later state constitutions and the U.S. Bill of Rights.
The English Magna Carta was the forerunner to our Bill of Rights.
Most state constitutions do.
incorporation
State and local governments are required to comply with most provisions in the Bill of Rights due to the incorporation doctrine. This doctrine, established through Supreme Court cases, holds that the protections outlined in the Bill of Rights also apply to state and local governments through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Therefore, state and local governments cannot violate citizens' fundamental rights protected by the Bill of Rights.
the process of applying the Bill of Rights to state governments as well as the federal government
most protections of the bill of rights applied to state governments
The states created the Bill of Rights to limit the FEDERAL government. Later amendments apply some of the Constitution to state and local governments.
State governments
The incorporation controversy s a debate occurred with the incorporation doctrine. The incorporation doctrine makes select provisions of the Bill of Rights apply to the state and local governments.
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
Incorporation
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.
Incorporation