Information for 4.3 AMENDMENTS & INCORPORATION OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS

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AMENDMENTS AFFECTING PRESIDENT

 The 20 th Amendment  Important vocabulary: Lame Duck President AMENDMENTS AFFECTING PRESIDENT

CONGRESSIONAL AMENDMENTS  Prohibition Overview Prohibition Overview

VOTING RIGHTS  Important vocabulary: Suffrage Race Senators Women DC Citizens No Poll Tax year-olds

 Civil War Amendments  13…Abolished slavery  14…Conferred & defined citizenship  15…Granted suffrage to ALL men  Judicial Rights  11 th …Lawsuits against the state remain in the state court system FINISH THE REST

THE 14 TH AMENDMENT IS ALWAYS A GOOD ANSWER!  Major parts:  Citizenship  Equal Protection Clause  Due Process Clause

 Definition: Process by which US courts have applied portions of the BOR to the states.  What part of the 14 th Amendment led to incorporation? Explain how. The Due Process clause of the 14 th Amendment forbids states to deny any citizen life, liberty or property without due process of law.  Are there other important parts to the 14 th Amendment? Yes. The equal protection clause prevents states from passing discriminatory laws and forces them to treat all people equal.  The 14 th Amendment is ALWAYS a good answer when it comes to why states can be sued for abridging the rights of its citizens. It ensures that all citizens in all states have the same rights. INCORPORATION

 Concerned 1 st Amendment rights of expression.  States cannot interfere with a person’s freedom of speech and expression.  Applied Speech and Expression to the states. GITLOW V. NY

 Concerned the 6th Amendment.  States must guarantee the right to an attorney if a person cannot afford one.  Applied Right to Counsel to the states. GIDEON V. WAINWRIGHT

 Concerned the 4th Amendment.  States cannot use evidence that they seized without a valid warrant in court cases.  Applied the use of search warrants to the states. MAPP V. OH

 Concerned the 5th Amendment & parts of the 6 th Amendment.  States cannot interrogate a person without first reading them their rights and they must be told of their right to counsel.  Applied the right of no self-incrimination to the states. MIRANDA V. AZ

 Concerned the 9th Amendment implied right to education (unenumerated).  States cannot have separate facilities for black and white children.  Applied equal protection of laws to the states. BROWN V. TOPEKA BOE