POLS 101 1st Edition Lecture 5Outline of Last Lecture I. Mayo’s 4 Necessary But Not Necessary Sufficient Conditions for Democracy (2-4) II. Presidential Election III. Historical Context of Electoral College IV. Constitutional PrinciplesOutline of Current Lecture I. 3 Limitations on Government PowerII. Bill of RightsIII. 14th Amendment to The United States ConstitutionCurrent LectureI. 3 Limitations on Government PowerA. Separation of Power- Three branches of government, each is given a specific job.B. Checks and Balances of government- can veto decisions, which can also be overwritten if need be.C. Bill of RightsII. Bill of RightsA. At the end of the constitutionB. Court interpretation and ¾ of the states have to approve for an amendment to beadded to the Bill of RightsC. Court Case: Barron V. Baltimore (1833)- Determined that amendment decisions isup to the statesIII. 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution (1868)A. Prohibits states from abridging privileges and immunities of U.S. citizensB. Prohibits states from depriving a citizen from life, liberty, and property without due process of lawC. Prohibits states to deny people within the protection that is equal, of the Law.D. Policy of southern state’s segregation: Plessey V. Ferguson (1896)These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.1. Court case that determined that it is constitutional to have separate but equal areas for different races.E. Incorporation of the Bill of Rights into the 14th amendment was selective. F. 1925: Getblow V. New York- Freedom of expression must be protected by the
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