One of the biggest early tests of incorporation was the case of Barron v Baltimore. ... No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. " The language of that section seemingly incorporates the Bill of Rights as a whole to the states, however at the time it was written many people argued against that. ... If I had to give an opinion I would say...

• Word Count: 2594
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Thurgood would work for free, just to help and defend his people. ... Thurgood big test occurred when the Lincoln University faculty wanted to be integrated. ... Thurgood first year in law school was demanding, Charles Huston was always drilling and testing him on every aspect of the United States Constitution. ...

• Word Count: 3527
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• Grade Level: High School

It created an uproar among U.S. citizens; some insisted that the laws were necessary to protect the integrity of the vote, while some felt that the laws were unfair because they would make it more difficult for some people to vote than others. ... The tactics used included literacy tests, grandfather clauses, poll taxes, and just plain scaring blacks and other groups out of showing up to the polls, usually with violence. ... Although the majority of American citizens do hold the proper identification to be able to vote under Voter ID laws, it has been determined that certain groups, includi...

• Word Count: 2997
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From my time in Oklahoma, I learned that religion plays a huge part in the lives of the American people, at least for those living in Oklahoma. ... Called by critics the "enemy of all religion," Jefferson attempted to reconcile Christianity with the Enlightenment.17 Frank Lambert rightly concluded that though the "free market of religion represented freedom from religion, others wanted a more positive arrangement, guaranteeing freedom of religion."18 The freedom from religion merely represented a lack of religion in government affairs, but the freedom of religion would set more people at ease...

• Word Count: 3342
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Many people felt that the document didn't address their personal liberties, so soon after people of this thought (Anti-Federalists) weren't as supportive as they needed to be in order to get a national government to work. ...

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Although Quebec was bound by the Constitution, it had refused to participate in the 1982 constitutional process of patriation and people talked of the need to bring Quebec into the Constitution (Jonas 1989). ... This Accord was considered a test of strength of the constitution and the new amending method. ...

• Word Count: 2748
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History 185 Test #2 04-01-03 The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the era that paved the way for the creation of our modern day governments and societies, was an era of political and social revolutions. ... Word of the monarchy's growing weakness spread among the people and encouraged the hopes of dissatisfied classes. ... The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, a precursor to the full constitution meant to be drafted, put emphasis on the "general will" of the people. ... He gave the people a phony voting system so they could appear as though they were partic...

• Word Count: 4395
• Approx Pages: 18
• Grade Level: Undergraduate