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QuizMultiple Choice

Citizens and Civil Society — Test

Question 11 • Principles of American Democracy

Through which clause did state governments become bound by the Bill of Rights?

Answer
A
the citizenship clause
B
the due process clause
C
the enforcement clause
D
the equal protection clause

Explanation

The Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause was used to apply most protections in the Bill of Rights to state governments through a process called selective incorporation. The correct choice is the due process clause. The Equal Protection Clause addresses equal treatment under the law, but it was not the clause used for this incorporation process.

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