MCJ 6230 Constitutional Law
MCJ 6230 Constitutional Law
1. What major change in constitutional law did the Supreme Court
make in Mapp v. Ohio? What three justifications did Justice Clark
offer for the result that the Court reached in that case? Explain.
2. What would have been the practical legal and policy consequences
for the United States in the late 1940s had Justice Black persuaded
one more justice to join his opinion in Adamson v. California? 3.
What position does Justice White advance in his concurring opinion
in Katz v. United States? Is it consistent with his view of the
Fourth Amendment that we find in his opinion in Chimel v.
California? How? Explain. 4.In Duncan v. Louisiana (1968), the
majority opinion of Justice White, the concurring opinion of
Justice Black, and the dissenting opinion of Justice Harlan
represent three distinct methodologies for deciding which
provisions of the Bill of Rights are to be applied to the states
via the Fourteenth Amendment. Identify and explain these three
methodologies. Each question has to be a minimum of 200 words.
1-4Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are
required to use at least your textbook as source material for your
response. You may also use reputable outside sources. All sources
used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and
quoted material must have accompanying citations.Source text book: Mason, A. T., & Stephenson, D. G. (2012).
American constitutional law: Introductory essays and selected cases
(16th ed.). Boston, MA: Longman.
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