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The Bill of Rights covers all the United States and federal law supersedes state law.
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MaxineFederal Laws do not supercede State Laws unless the Federal Law is pursuant to the Constituional, it is not the Federal Law but the Constitution that is supreme.
"This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof"
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The Amendment that is increasingly used to extend the Bill of Rights from national to state and local government is the?
The 14th Amendment that gives the states rights to extend provisions under the national Bill of Rights.
Which are implied rights?
There are no implied rights. The Bill of Rights states the rights directly.
When was fundamental rights established?
Fundamental rights in the United States were established with the Bill of Rights.
What did one of the first amendments add after the bill of rights protected?
Many amendments have been added since the Bill of Rights and they protect many different rights and privileges.
What were the first 10 amendments to the US constitution called?
The first ten Amendments were ratified together, reaching ratification by three-quarters of the States then comprising the Union, on December 15, 1791. Previously, Amendments I-X were considered the "Bill of Rights". Modernly, the Bill of Rights is considered only Amendments I-VIII, because only these Amendments describe individual rights. Amendment IX and Amendment X refer to collective, residual rights reserved to the People and to the States.
Contained in the Bill of Rights are provisions that?
In the Bill of Rights there are provisions that prohibit ex post facto laws and bills of attainder. There are also provisions that prohibit states from impairing contracts.
This amendment has been interpreted to extend the provisions of the national Bill of Rights to the states?
amendment 14
What amendment has been interpreted to extend the provisions of the national Bill of Rights to the states?
amendment 12
The Amendment that is increasingly used to extend the Bill of Rights from national to state and local government is the?
The 14th Amendment that gives the states rights to extend provisions under the national Bill of Rights.
Most of the provisions of which important historical document were also included in the US Bill of Rights?
english bill of rights. A+
The Between the National Government and the States was spelled out in the Bill of Rights.?
Division of Powers- Basic principle of federalism and constitutional provisions by which governmental powers are divided on a geographic basis (in the U.S. between the National Government and the States).
Can the states violate the Bill of Rights?
The 14th Amendment to the U.S Constitution enforces federal law, including the Bill of Rights, on the state governments. However, before the 14th Amendment, states did have the ability to "violate" the rights of their citizens.
Why do state and local governments have to comply with most of the provisions in the Bill of Rights when the document begins with Congress shall make no law?
State and local governments are required to comply with most provisions in the Bill of Rights due to the incorporation doctrine. This doctrine, established through Supreme Court cases, holds that the protections outlined in the Bill of Rights also apply to state and local governments through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Therefore, state and local governments cannot violate citizens' fundamental rights protected by the Bill of Rights.
Did the bill of rights be insisted in the beginning by states?
yes it was the Bill of Rights
Which amendment states that the United States citizen is guaranteed the right to vote?
the Bill of Rights the Bill of Rights
What legislation protect rights?
It is called a Bill of Rights. There are many different examples, such as a states Bill of Rights or the federal Bill of Rights.
What are two provisions in the Bill of Rights that protect individuals who try to influence politics?
the first amendment
