Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

It had no impact on gun control policies across U.S states.

It made firearm regulations less strict within States than it is at the Federal level.

It enforced that Second Amendment rights apply to State governments as well as Federal government.

It outlawed all forms of firearm ownership across every U.S state.

The process of applying provisions of the Bill of Rights to the states through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

The process of selecting specific amendments to incorporate into the Constitution

The process of incorporating state laws into federal law

The process of amending the Bill of Rights to include additional rights

The Tenth Amendment.

The First Amendment.

The Eighth Amendment.

The Fourteenth Amendment.

Congress has ordered it to be used exclusively for applying constitutional rights to states.

It provides an evolving mechanism to protect individual liberties against potential state infringement.

The Supreme Court prefers this method over others.

State government supports this method because it strengthens federalism.

States must adhere to selected provisions from the Bill of Rights as fundamental liberties protected by due process.

States have gained more discretionary power over criminal justice procedures independent from federal oversight.

Plessy v Ferguson (1896)

Roe v Wade (1973)

Marbury v Madison (1803)

Gitlow v New York (1925)

The First Amendment right to freedom of speech

The Eighth Amendment right against cruel and unusual punishment

The Sixth Amendment right to a trial by jury

The Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searches and seizures

The right to bear arms

The structure of three branches of Government

Individual rights from infringement by states

States’ rights from federal government overreach

It restricted states from infringing upon individual liberties.

It expanded states' power to limit individual freedoms.

It allowed states to bypass federal protections of freedom.

It had no significant influence on state laws.

It expands states' powers by allowing them more discretion in interpreting individual rights under federal law.

It provides a uniform set of laws that all states must follow, thereby reducing diversity among state legal codes.

It limits states' power by ensuring they cannot infringe upon certain constitutional protections for individuals.

It increases federal government intervention in all matters concerning civil liberties within each state’s jurisdiction.