What term describes the view that the states are obligated to follow all provisions of the Bill of Rights because of the Fourteenth Amendment's due process clause?

What term describes the view that the states are obligated to follow all provisions of the Bill of Rights because of the Fourteenth Amendment's due process clause?

• A. Incorporation
• B. Selective incorporation
• C. Total incorporation
• D. Due process incorporation

Answer: (A)

The concept being tested is how the Bill of Rights is applied to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment. The view that the states are bound by every provision of the Bill of Rights because of the due process clause is called total incorporation (complete incorporation). It describes applying all rights to the states in one broad package. In reality, the Supreme Court has used selective incorporation, applying rights on a case-by-case basis, so most, but not all, rights have been incorporated. So the term that fits the description is total incorporation. General incorporation is too broad, and “due process incorporation” isn’t a standard label for this idea.

The concept being tested is how the Bill of Rights is applied to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment. The view that the states are bound by every provision of the Bill of Rights because of the due process clause is called total incorporation (complete incorporation). It describes applying all rights to the states in one broad package. In reality, the Supreme Court has used selective incorporation, applying rights on a case-by-case basis, so most, but not all, rights have been incorporated. So the term that fits the description is total incorporation. General incorporation is too broad, and “due process incorporation” isn’t a standard label for this idea.