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Political science 2Civil liberties and where they are found in the USCivil liberties rights retained by citizens of the United States as mandated by theconstitution and interpreted by the highest court (Supreme Court). They are defined as anindividual’s legal and constitutional protections from entities and sections more powerful than anindividual. The liberties when clearly defined make up the bill of rights. These rights are foundin the constitution of the United States.Nationalization of the bill of rights and how it came aboutNationalization of the bill of rights referred to as total incorporation of the bill of rightsfull into state legislation. The nationalization of the bill of rights came about as a result of thefourteenth amendment which contained a clause that was used to make most of the bill of rightsapplicable to the states and championed for the recognition of substantive and procedural rights.Nationalization of the bill of rights can also be referred to as total incorporation.Is it appropriate for the federal courts to have imposed single standards for all fifteenliberties for all 50 states or should some have been left for state courts to define?Imposing the single standards was the ideal situation. This is ideal for acting as a standardbasis and an agent of exercising equality, this is also due to the fact that almost all of the fifteenfreedoms cut across all the fifty states, and none is directed to a particular state. Having adifferent standard for each and every state will result in a constitutional crisis since the samefreedoms applicable in all the fifty states will have different interpretation and standards in eachstate and this will lead to a state of confusion among the people and the systems.Why freedoms have been subject to considerable debate.

Political science 3First amendment: religionReligion is a straightforward issue in the bill of rights, regardless of what this has beenthe subject of heated debates on its applicability and which religions are to be considered asacceptable in the states although each and every individual has a right to be a member of anyreligious group of his choice. This heated argument comes up as a result of different individualopinions and state believes. Many individuals have different perspectives as to what religion isconsidered acceptable. The leadership of the states also constitutes a greater percentage on thedirection which the debates take, this is due to the fact that the state leaders have a great impacton the opinions of their followers and some followers consider them as always being right.First amendment: speechFreedom of speech is very essential in each and every republic or state. Each and everyindividual has a right to express his or her views whenever deemed convenient. This has beensubject to heated debate and controversies in the current times since the definition of what isreally acceptable in regards to speech is not clearly given and various individuals have differentopinions as to what is considered right. The amendment on speech is also quite tricky in itsinterpretation since speech can be interpreted differently depending on the times and context andhence making it a subject of controversies.First amendment: pressThe press is quite an important tool in each and every state. They play a very critical rolein society and hence their freedom is quite essential for economic social and politicaldevelopment of a nation or state. This freedom has been quite controversial in the recent past asdissemination of information has taken different twists. The press is not afraid to air their views

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