Explain how the structure of the federal system affects the application of the Bill of Rights, describing how the Supreme Court has used the Fourteenth Amendment to expand coverage of the Bill of Rights throughout the federal system. Discuss the due process clause and the incorporation doctrine.

Assignment 1: The Bill of Rights and the Supreme Court

In this essay you will explain how the structure of the federal system affects the application of the Bill of Rights, describing how the Supreme Court has used the Fourteenth Amendment to expand coverage of the Bill of Rights throughout the federal system. Discuss the due process clause and the incorporation doctrine.