Question
The process of incorporation, as related to the 5th and 14th Amendments, involves:(1 point)
Responses
The establishment of new rights not originally outlined in the Constitution
The establishment of new rights not originally outlined in the Constitution
The removal of specific rights from the Constitution
The removal of specific rights from the Constitution
The federal government seizing state powers
The federal government seizing state powers
Extending certain protections of the Bill of Rights to the state
Responses
The establishment of new rights not originally outlined in the Constitution
The establishment of new rights not originally outlined in the Constitution
The removal of specific rights from the Constitution
The removal of specific rights from the Constitution
The federal government seizing state powers
The federal government seizing state powers
Extending certain protections of the Bill of Rights to the state
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct response is:
**Extending certain protections of the Bill of Rights to the states.**
Incorporation refers to the legal doctrine through which selected provisions of the Bill of Rights are made applicable to the states via the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment.
**Extending certain protections of the Bill of Rights to the states.**
Incorporation refers to the legal doctrine through which selected provisions of the Bill of Rights are made applicable to the states via the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment.