Free Response Matrix Of The Fourteenth Amendment

Kyle Hansen
Period 4
AP Government
4/2/14

Free Response Matrix

The Fourteenth Amendment says that no state shall deprive an individual of life, liberty, and property without due process. Because of this amendment the Supreme Court now applies the Bill of Rights to the states through selective incorporation. The Court now incorporates the Bill of Rights on the states on a right by right and case by case basis. Because of Gitlow v. New York (1925) which ruled that the freedom of speech and press are protected by the First Amendment can’t be abridged by the states. Individuals now have standing in Federal Court when their rights are being violated by the state.
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The Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (1954) was a suit brought against the board of education in Topeka, Kansas by African American parents to bring an end to the racial segregation of schools in the district. The Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation was unconstitutional because it violated the “equal protection clause” of the Fourteenth Amendment. The court ruled that it was unconstitutional because it rejected equal treatment to African Americans under the law. This ruling was a reversal of the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling which stated separate but equal was equal.
The Supreme Court decision Miranda v. Arizona (1966) dealt with the “due process clause” of the Fourteenth Amendment. Ernesto Miranda was a man arrested, interrogated by police, and eventually confessed to rape and kidnapping. At no time did the police notify Miranda of his right to remain silent, right to counsel, or that anything he said could be used against him in court. The due process clause states that no state can take away a citizen's life, liberty o...

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