Question

Which theory of incorporation under the Fourteenth Amendment holds that the actual application of the Bill of Rights to the states has to happen on a case-by-case basis?

Responses

plus incorporation

plus incorporation

partial incorporation

partial incorporation

full incorporation

full incorporation

no incorporation

Answer 1

Partial incorporation (also called selective incorporation). It holds that the Court applies Bill of Rights protections to the states gradually, on a case‑by‑case basis through the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause.