The Bill of Rights & Selective Incorporation
Memorizing the Bill of Rights
You simply must know the Bill of Rights. Before the semester is over, you'll need to know all the Amendments, but for now just focus on the first ten plus the 14th.
Here are a couple of creative ways to learn the Bill of Rights. Let me know if you find better ones and I'll post those, too.
Helpful Tips for Learning the Bill of Rights
Selective Incorporation
Click here for a copy of the diagram I drew on the board to illustrate The Incorporation Doctrine. You'll need to add Barron v. Baltimore and Gitlow v. New York to the appropriate places.
To better understand incorporation, you should read the lecture notes of Stephen Popp, An Overview of The Incorporation Doctrine.
