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Unit 3 – Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
Topic 3.6
How do courts typically interpret Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause with respect to states' powers?
Courts regularly interpret it as allowing any state laws that violate personal liberties.
Judges typically apply it solely on issues related to citizenship rights.
They commonly use it for incorporating federal rights onto states.
They consistently limit its scope only to cases involving federal government action.
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