The 14th Amendment and Incorporation
Christine Blackerby gave a tour of the National Archives “Amending America” exhibit. In this clip, she discussed how the 14th Amendment and incorporation led to Constitutional rights being applied to the states.
Description
Christine Blackerby gave a tour of the National Archives “Amending America” exhibit. In this clip, she discussed how the 14th Amendment and incorporation led to Constitutional rights being applied to the states.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- What was the historical context of the passage of the 14th Amendment?
- What rights does the 14th Amendment provide?
- How did the 14th Amendment expand the application of the Bill of Rights to the states?
Additional Resources
- Bell Ringer: Landmark Cases Series: Slaughterhouse Cases: Legacy
Former U.S. Solicitor General Paul Clement and UMD History Professor Michael Ross talked about the 1873 Supreme Court ruling on the Slaughterhouse Cases, in which the court declined 5-4 to broadly apply the Fourteenth Amendment when New Orleans butchers unions objected to a slaughterhouse monopoly.
- Bell Ringer: 2nd Amendment & Incorporation
Justice Samuel Alito on the incorporation of the 2nd Amendment through McDonald vs. Chicago.
Participants
Vocabulary
- Bill Of Rights
- Due Process
- Equal Protection
- Fourteenth Amendment
- Selective Incorporation
- Supreme Court