The left–right political spectrum is a system of classifying political positions, ideologies and parties, from equality on the left to social hierarchy on the right.[1] Left-wing politics and right-wing politics are often presented as opposed, although a particular individual or group may take a left-wing stance on one matter and a right-wing stance on another; and some stances may overlap and be considered either left- or right-wing depending on the ideology.[2] In France, where the terms originated, the Left has been called "the party of movement" and the Right "the party of order".[3][4][5][6] The intermediate stance is called centrism and a person with such a position is a moderate or centrist.
This is a judicial doctrine whereby most but not all of the
protections found in the Bill of Rights are made applicable to the states via
the 14th amendment. The incorporation has led to the application of the Bill of
Rights to the states through the Due Process clause of the Fourteenth
Amendment.
