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Flashcard 1: Which case incorporated the freedom of religion?
Answer: Cantwell v. Connecticut. Applied First Amendment religious freedom to state government actions.
Flashcard 2: Which amendment is central to the concept of selective incorporation?
Answer: 14th Amendment. Contains Due Process Clause used as basis for selective incorporation.
Flashcard 3: Which case incorporated the prohibition against quartering soldiers?
Answer: Not incorporated. Third Amendment quartering protection rarely applied in modern context.
Flashcard 4: Which case incorporated the protection against cruel and unusual punishment?
Answer: Robinson v. California. Applied Eighth Amendment punishment restrictions to state criminal justice systems.
Flashcard 5: Which case incorporated the protection against unreasonable search and seizure?
Answer: Mapp v. Ohio. Applied Fourth Amendment protections and exclusionary rule to state law enforcement.
Flashcard 6: Identify the case that incorporated the right to assistance of counsel.
Answer: Gideon v. Wainwright. Applied Sixth Amendment counsel right to all serious state criminal cases.
Flashcard 7: Identify the case that incorporated the right to confront witnesses.
Answer: Pointer v. Texas. Applied Sixth Amendment confrontation right to state criminal trials.
Flashcard 8: Identify the case that incorporated the right to compulsory process.
Answer: Washington v. Texas. Applied Sixth Amendment right to compel witness testimony in state trials.
Flashcard 9: Which case incorporated the right to be free from unreasonable searches?
Answer: Mapp v. Ohio. Applied Fourth Amendment search protection and exclusionary rule to states.
Flashcard 10: What is the test used to determine incorporation called?
Answer: Fundamental rights test. Courts determine if rights are fundamental to ordered liberty concept.
Flashcard 11: Which case incorporated the protection against excessive fines?
Answer: Timbs v. Indiana. Applied Eighth Amendment excessive fines protection to state government actions.
Flashcard 12: Which case incorporated the right to habeas corpus?
Answer: Not necessary; applies inherently. Constitutional right applies directly without need for incorporation doctrine.
Flashcard 13: Which case incorporated the right to protection from eminent domain abuses?
Answer: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. City of Chicago. Applied Fifth Amendment takings compensation requirement to state governments.
Flashcard 14: Which case incorporated the right to a trial by jury in state courts?
Answer: Duncan v. Louisiana. Applied Sixth Amendment jury trial right to serious state criminal cases.
Flashcard 15: Which case incorporated the prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment?
Answer: Robinson v. California. Applied Eighth Amendment cruel punishment ban to state criminal justice.
Flashcard 16: Identify the case that incorporated the right against double jeopardy.
Answer: Benton v. Maryland. Applied Fifth Amendment double jeopardy protection to state prosecutions.
Flashcard 17: Which case incorporated the right to a public trial?
Answer: In re Oliver. Applied Sixth Amendment public trial requirement to state court proceedings.
Flashcard 18: Which case incorporated the right to privacy in marital relations?
Answer: Griswold v. Connecticut. Established privacy right in marital relationships against state interference.
Flashcard 19: Identify the case that incorporated protections against self-incrimination.
Answer: Miranda v. Arizona. Applied Fifth Amendment protection against forced self-incrimination to states.
Flashcard 20: What is the purpose of the Equal Protection Clause related to incorporation?
Answer: Prevent state discrimination in applying rights. Ensures states cannot selectively deny constitutional protections to individuals.
Flashcard 21: Which case incorporated the freedom of assembly?
Answer: De Jonge v. Oregon. Applied First Amendment assembly rights to state government restrictions.
Flashcard 22: Which case incorporated the freedom of the press?
Answer: Near v. Minnesota. Applied First Amendment press freedoms against state prior restraint.
Flashcard 23: Identify the case that incorporated the right to bear arms.
Answer: McDonald v. City of Chicago. Applied Second Amendment individual gun rights to state governments.
Flashcard 24: What is selective incorporation in U.S. constitutional law?
Answer: Application of Bill of Rights to states via 14th Amendment. Uses 14th Amendment's Due Process to make Bill of Rights binding on states.
Flashcard 25: Which case incorporated the right to counsel in criminal cases?
Answer: Gideon v. Wainwright. Established Sixth Amendment right to attorney applies in state courts.
Flashcard 26: Which case incorporated the right to remain silent?
Answer: Miranda v. Arizona. Applied Fifth Amendment self-incrimination protections to state cases.
Flashcard 27: Which case incorporated the right to an impartial jury?
Answer: Parker v. Gladden. Applied Sixth Amendment impartial jury requirement to state criminal trials.
Flashcard 28: Identify the case that incorporated the right to bear arms.
Answer: McDonald v. City of Chicago. Applied Second Amendment individual gun rights to state governments.
Flashcard 29: Which case incorporated the right to an impartial jury?
Answer: Parker v. Gladden. Applied Sixth Amendment impartial jury requirement to state criminal trials.
Flashcard 30: Which case incorporated the prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment?
Answer: Robinson v. California. Applied Eighth Amendment cruel punishment ban to state criminal justice.