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Extending Voting Rights — Unit test

Question 9 • 670401 American Studies S1 – MYERS, JOSHUA A

The practice of selective incorporation means that the Bill of Rights will

Answer
a
always be applied to the states by the Court.
n
never be applied to the states by the Court.
s
sometimes be applied to the Court by the states.
s
sometimes be applied to the states by the Court.

Explanation

Selective incorporation is the Supreme Court’s gradual application of specific protections in the Bill of Rights to state governments through the Fourteenth Amendment. Because the Court has incorporated some protections but not necessarily every provision, the Bill of Rights is sometimes applied to the states by the Court. Therefore, choice D is correct.

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