Choose ONE of the choices below.
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Select one of the legal doctrines/categories below and write on its meaning, application and significance in twentieth-century legal and constitutional history:
Offensive speech/Expression
Sex and Gender Rights
New Deal
Strict interpretation and originalism in the last half of the 20th century
Incorporation (selective and total)
Presidential Power and Privileges
Be sure to use five specific examples of the cases, laws, and writings/testimonies that exemplify these doctrines from either Revolution in Rights or Brown v. Board. If other doctrines that we have studied help support your paper’s basis, feel free to use them.
Please write one paragraph for each example by writing an ID on the document that the paragraph is about and date it within a decade. Remember that an ID contains 1) who or what the term refers to, 2) an approximate date within a decade, and 3) the historical significance of the subject in legal and constitutional history (the significance will be the purpose of the paragraph).
Your first paragraph will be your introduction and should state the purpose of your answer. Then write 5 paragraphs, each based on one document you have selected as especially important evidence for your essay’s purpose. You will have discussed five documents. You may use 1) one case that does not have a primary document to represent it but which we discussed in class, and 2) a current decision or law. You may also include one case from the first part of the semester. Write a concluding paragraph showing that you have proven your case.
The grade breakdown is as follows for a total of seven paragraphs:
First paragraph (Intro) – 20 points
Five cases, writings, or laws – 12 points each (60 points total)
Last paragraph (Conclusion) – 20 points
Your main focus should be on the primary documents produced in the historic period covered in the last half of the course. You may also draw on other information that provides background information such as lectures, handouts, and material from Urofsky and Finkelman.
Be sure to have seven paragraphs before turning in your paper.
Good luck!
Answer the following.
1) What is the penumbra of privacy rights? Name one court case it was associated with. What was its significance? Write a brief paragraph.
