I believe the answer is:
- Through incorporation, the First Amendment applied to state law.
- The Fourteenth Amendment made the Constitution superior to state law.
- The due process clause can be used to incorporate the Bill of Rights.
The decision in Gitlowv. New york is considered to be a landmark decision which put a limitation on the free speech clause under the first amendment and give government more power to stop the free speech is the speech is advocating for violence.
1. Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
2. Right to keep and bear arms in order to maintain a well regulated militia.
3 No quartering of soldiers.
4 Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures.
5 Right to due process of law, freedom from self-incrimination, double jeopardy.
6 Rights of accused persons, e.g., right to a speedy and public trial.
7 Right of trial by jury in civil cases.
8 Freedom from excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishments.
9 Other rights of the people.
10 Powers reserved to the states.
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In the case of the former slaves who became free after slavery was abolished, they were not always treated as such. Sure they were free in the eyes of the law, but many opportunities that a lot of white folk had weren't immediately available to everyone. In theory, being free could mean having more opportunities, but you have to remember just because you're free it doesn't mean you are guaranteed certain rights or opportunities as others are, it just means you have free will and you aren't in shackles. After all being free doesn't mean being fair or equal, and they are definitely not synonymous.
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Explanation:
Because Americans felt they were a better society and people than other groups of people (Mexicans/Native Americans) already living out West and somehow that justified them taking over the West. The Mexican government grew frustrated with them moving their illegally.
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Why did france want to control the land at the mouth of the mississippi river?
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