2025-26 Unit 8 US Govt - Part 1 - Civil Liberties and Rights

These are not allowed to be taken away by the govt - are particular freedoms

• Civil Liberties
• Right to Liberties
• Civilities
• Public Liberties

This process applies the Bill of Rights to the States

• Federalization
• Industrialization
• Incorporation
• Intention

This is the idea that all of the Bill of Rights should be applied to the states at once

• Selective Incorporation
• Total Incorporation
• Basic Incorporation
• Expansive Incorporation

This is the idea that the Bill of Rights should be applied to the states one case at a time

• Selective Incorporation
• Total Incorporation
• Basic Incorporation
• Expansive Incorporation

Incorporation is allowed based on 2 clauses in this Amendment

• 1st
• 10th
• 14th
• 22nd

This clause says the govt can’t deny you of life, liberty, or prop. w/o due process of the law

• Equal Protection Clause
• Commerce Clause
• Due Process Clause
• Deus Clause

The Govt can’t do things that hurt the individual/has to follow procedures to protect rights

• Procedural Due Process
• Individual Due Process
• Substantive Due Process
• Collective Due Process

The Govt shouldn't do something b/c govt shouldn't be messing w/ it in the 1st place - tricky

• Procedural Due Process
• Individual Due Process
• Substantive Due Process
• Collective Due Process

This court case began the process of incorporation

• Scott v Sanford
• Gitlow v New York
• Bakke v Regents of California
• Citizens United v FEC

This is not intended to promote equality, but rather to reduce discriminatory acts by the govt

• Voting Rights Act of 1965
• Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Discrimination Reduction Clause
• Equal Protection Clause