Hugo Black held what perspective on the Fourteenth Amendment?
It incorporated liberties guaranteed in the Bill of Rights
It was unconstitutional
It should be repealed
It didn't apply to the states
Answer
Hugo Black believed that the Fourteenth Amendment incorporated liberties guaranteed in the Bill of Rights. This meant that the rights listed in the Bill of Rights applied to states as well as the federal government. Black argued that this was necessary to protect individual liberties from infringement by the states.
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