Question

Which of the following correctly explains how selective incorporation contributed to the right to freedom of speech in the United States?(1 point)
Responses

Selective incorporation required that the right to freedom of speech be protected by state governments.
Selective incorporation required that the right to freedom of speech be protected by state governments.

Selective incorporation protected speech that creates a clear and present danger.
Selective incorporation protected speech that creates a clear and present danger.

Selective incorporation required the national government to protect the right to freedom of speech.
Selective incorporation required the national government to protect the right to freedom of speech.

Selective incorporation required that states restrict speech that is controversial and unpopular.
Selective incorporation required that states restrict speech that is controversial and unpopular.

Answer 1

Selective incorporation required that the right to freedom of speech be protected by state governments.

Explanation: Through the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause, the Supreme Court applied (selectively incorporated) Bill of Rights protections—like free speech—to the states, obligating state governments to uphold them.