FRIDAY CLASS
LEARNING TARGET: Which provisions of the 5th, 6th and 8th Amendments are encompassed within the Constitutional meaning of the broad term "due process?"
* discussion -- how does the 14th Amendment extend due process provisions of the Bill of Rights to STATE and LOCAL governments, as opposed to the FEDERAL(national) government intended by the ORIGINAL writers of the CONSTITUTION and BILL OF RIGHTS?
* text study guide #5: How do the 5th through 8th Amendments protect rights within the judicial system? (complete and turn in study guide using the WE THE PEOPLE text)
* discussion -- how does the 14th Amendment extend due process provisions of the Bill of Rights to STATE and LOCAL governments, as opposed to the FEDERAL(national) government intended by the ORIGINAL writers of the CONSTITUTION and BILL OF RIGHTS?
Amendment XIV
Section 1.
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. 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.
* text study guide #5: How do the 5th through 8th Amendments protect rights within the judicial system? (complete and turn in study guide using the WE THE PEOPLE text)