February 7, 2007
Poli 100 Notes
Civil Liberties (cont’d)
Rights of the Accused
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4
th
, 5
th
, 6
th
, 8
th
, 14
th
Amendments.
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Most of what we accept as normal was not developed until recently.
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Barron v Baltimore (1833): Court ruloed that the Bill of Rights pertained to acts
of the National Gov’t.
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14
th
Amendment intended to extend the Bill of Rights to actions by the States, but
the Court only gradually fulfilled that promise.
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Page 134 (Several major decisions)
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Gideon v Wainwright (1962)
-Right to counsel.
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Miranda v Arizona (1966)
-“Read accused their rights”.
Civil Rights
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Rights afforded to members of groups.
o
Requires gov’t to take action.
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Protection provided BY
gov’t power.
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Though equal rights are part of our national political identity, they have never
been fully realized.
Racial (in)equality
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Dominate struggle for civil rights in the U.S. has been for African Americans.
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Prior to Civil War, slavery was avoided via a balancing act between North and
South.
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- JAMESSTIMSON
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