PSC 324 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Due Process Clause, First Amendment To The United States Constitution
11 Sep 2018
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Property rights and civi liberties: state and federal power in the early republic. Four themes of constitutional liberty: popular sovereignty, religious freedom, property rights, the rule of law. Early practices: free speech, religious freedom, property rights and the rule of law, national, property rights. Supreme court struck down more than 30 state laws for invalidating the constitution (esp. property rights) Never protected other liberties like freedom of speech or religion. Four themes of constitutional liberty (1) popular sovereignty foundation of fair government. Freedom of speech (people in control of own government) Anti-federalists believe this to be very important (2) religious freedom. Thomas jefferson (statue of religious, 1779), religion should have no affect on relationship without government. Chief object/purpose of government is to ensure possession of property for man (government should provide protection) Article i, section 10: contrasts clause (madison) Have to pay compensation for it (4) rule of law.
