The APsolute RecAP: United States Government Edition - Selective Incorporation
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Today we look at how the Bill of rights came to apply to the states as well as the federal government. (1:05 ) In the case of the second amendment, it was the case of McDonald v Chicago that led to that idea. (3:40 ) Most of the amendments have been fully incorporated, including the first, second, fourth, and eighth. (4:30 )
Today’s question of the day (5:38 ): The 1969 case Benton v. Maryland incorporated the idea that you could not be prosecuted twice for the same crime. What is this concept called?
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