GVPT 170 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Intellectual Disability, Exclusionary Rule, Incorporation Of The Bill Of Rights
16 Oct 2016
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Civil liberties have shifted from states to the national government. Courts are apply the bill of rights to state and local policies. Civil liberties constrain national majorities by xing national policy: scotus de nes civil liberties, draws the line for which governmental acts are permissible. Religious freedom restoration act of 1993: voided any law that restricted religious organizations, struck down by scotus. Ambiguity of the constitution gave scotus the power of judicial review. Constitution does not address civil liberties: bill of rights, 14th amendment, incorporation: courts make the states follow the bill of rights. **altered the balance of powers between state and national government** Barron v. baltimore: courts ruled that the bill of rights only applied to the national government, put civil liberties on the back burners. Courts make states adhere to the bill of rights. Rst sentence con icts with barron ruling: state and national citizenship are the same thing.
