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AP Government and Politics Flashcards: Selective Incorporation

Study Selective Incorporation in AP Government and Politics with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

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QUESTION

Which case incorporated the freedom of religion?

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Cantwell v. Connecticut. Applied First Amendment religious freedom to state government actions.

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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.