American Government / Unit 3 Gov 102 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Selective Incorporation
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The idea
Selective incorporation is the process by which the Supreme Court applied the Bill of Rights' protections to the states, provision by provision.
In practice
Press censorship fell to the states in Near v. Minnesota (1931); arms followed in McDonald v. Chicago (2010).
Where people slip
Incorporation is ongoing and selective — most protections, not all.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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