Question

How did civil rights and

civil liberties expand over time? Use examples from
the Constitution, which you can find in the reference
section of this textbook, to support your answer.

Answer 1

Since the Civil War, as a result of the passage and ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment and a series of Supreme Court decisions, most of the Bill of Rights' protections of civil liberties have been expanded to cover actions by state governments as well through a process of selective incorporation.