When Legal Scholars or Constitutional Law Specialists Say That the Supreme

When legal scholars or constitutional law specialists say that the Supreme Court incorporated provisions of the Bill of Rights into the Fourteenth Amendment, they mean that the Court:

A) decided over time that the provisions applied to all citizens, including former slaves.
B) ruled that provisions of the Bill of Rights apply to the states.
C) extended the reach of the Fourteenth Amendment beyond what is stated in its text.
D) ruled that due process of law was applied differently to states than the federal government.