Post date: Apr 04, 2013 7:5:35 PM
3. Initially, the United States Constitution did little to protect citizens from actions of the states. In the twentieth century, the Supreme Court interpreted the Constitution to protect the rights of citizens from state governments in a process referred to as incorporation. (2005)
(a) Define selective incorporation
(b) For two of the following, explain how each has been incorporated. Each of your explanations must be based on a specific and relevant Supreme Court decision.
Rights of criminal defendents
First Amendment
Privacy rights