1 ST Amendment Power Point Slides AP Government – Spring 2012
Selective Incorporation What is it? When is it used? Why does society choose to selectively incorporate? What are the pro’s and con’s?
Slide Sequence Schenck v. United States (1919) – Clear and present danger test Barron v. Baltimore (1833) – Does the Bill of Rights apply to States? Gitlow v. New York (1925) – Dangerous Tendency and the 14th Amendment
14 th Amendment (1868) …No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.