Civil Liberties - Class 1

1. How does the Supreme Court use the due process clause of the 14th amendment to make policy?

2. How has the Supreme Court interpreted the rights of the accused? 

1. Analyze: Selective Incorporation
• How has the Supreme Court used the "due process" clause of the 14th Amendment to expand its power?
• Barron v. Baltimore (1833)
• Gitlow v. New York (1922)
2. Summarize: Rights of the Accused
• How has the Supreme Court interpreted the rights of the accused?
• Mapp v. Ohio (1960)
• Gideon v. Wainwright (1962)
• One Man Changes the Constitution (Annenberg) 
• How Americans Lost the Right to Counsel (The Atlantic)
• Miranda v. Arizona (1965)
3. Analyze: Documentary
• What can you learn about the current role of public defenders in the criminal justice system?
• Gideon's Army (HBO) NOTE: Start at 55:00