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AP United States Government and Politics
Multiple Choice

First Amendment Selective Incorporation

Very Easy Unit 3: Civil Liberties & Rights Selective Incorporation

Selective incorporation is a constitutional doctrine that ensures that certain rights protected by the Bill of Rights are applied to state governments through the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause. This means that individual states cannot infringe upon these rights just because they are not explicitly stated in their own constitutions. Which of the following amendments to the U.S. Constitution was the first to be incorporated to apply to the states?

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