In 1833 the Supreme Court ruled in Barron v. Baltimore that the Bill of Rights only applied to the federal government. What three reasons did the Supreme Court give for this ruling?

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A The states had not yet incorporated the Bill of Rights into their governments.The states had not yet incorporated the Bill of Rights into their governments.
B States had their own protection of rights for their citizens in their state constitutions.States had their own protection of rights for their citizens in their state constitutions.
C The English Bill of Rights was a model of protecting rights from a strong, central government.The English Bill of Rights was a model of protecting rights from a strong, central government.
D The Bill of Rights was in the United States Constitution, therefore it only restricted the federal government.The Bill of Rights was in the United States Constitution, therefore it only restricted the federal government.
E The Bill of Rights was created to avoid violations of a distant central government, much like what we experienced under British rule.

Answer 1

In the ruling of Barron v. Baltimore, the Supreme Court primarily based its conclusion on the following reasons:

A. The states had not yet incorporated the Bill of Rights into their governments.
B. States had their own protection of rights for their citizens in their state constitutions.
D. The Bill of Rights was in the United States Constitution, therefore it only restricted the federal government.

These points helped establish the precedent that the Bill of Rights applied only to the federal government and not to the states at that time.