Module 5 (Unit 5)Objectives

After you have completed this module, you will be able to:

1. Analyze the effect of the 14th amendment and incorporation doctrine on American civil liberties in the states.
2. Analyze the development of first amendment rights as they evolved through judicial interpretation.
3. Analyze the development of the rights of the accused as they evolved through judicial interpretation.
4. Analyze the development of privacy rights as they evolved through judicial interpretation and legislative action.
5. Trace the expansion of voting rights as they evolved through Constitution amendments and legislative and judicial action.
6. Apply and evaluate the impact of the Fourteenth Amendment on the constitutional development of rights and liberties for African-Americans.
7. Analyze the evolution of equality through judicial and legislative action.