60 Second Civics: Substantive Due Process Part 1

Defines substantive due process and why it is important.

The meaning of "due process of law" is explained.

Students discuss the difference between substantive and procedural due process. They research the uses of due process on the internet and books. They also discuss cases involving students and due process.

As well as the guarantees of due process of law that are in the Constitution, state laws have certain provisions that protect due process rights.

Guarantees provided by the "due process of law" are explained.

Students examine the term due process and its historical origins. They compare and constrast the requirements of due process in the United States Constitution and the Indiana Constitution. They also discuss the difference between...

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The roots of the ancient principle of due process of law are described.

Explains how the Bill of Rights came to be, and how the Supreme Court was able to extend its application through the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

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