Question

Which statement explains how the incorporation doctrine has changed the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the Bill of Rights and state law?(1 point)
Responses

The selective incorporation doctrine changed the Supreme Court’s view and the Court decided that the Bill of Rights applies to state laws.
The selective incorporation doctrine changed the Supreme Court’s view and the Court decided that the Bill of Rights applies to state laws.

The incorporation doctrine established that the Supreme Court could select which cases on state law to hear and which ones to turn down.
The incorporation doctrine established that the Supreme Court could select which cases on state law to hear and which ones to turn down.

The Supreme Court began to interpret parts of the Bill of Rights to apply to state law once the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses became law.
The Supreme Court began to interpret parts of the Bill of Rights to apply to state law once the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses became law.

The Supreme Court’s interpretation of state law and the Bill of Rights has been that the Bill of Rights does not apply to state laws.
The Supreme Court’s interpretation of state law and the Bill of Rights has been that the Bill of Rights does not apply to state laws.
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Answer 1

The correct choice is: "The Supreme Court began to interpret parts of the Bill of Rights to apply to state law once the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses became law."

Explanation: Through selective incorporation using the 14th Amendment (especially the Due Process Clause), the Court has applied many—but not all—Bill of Rights protections to the states.