The Supreme Court has held state governments accountable to protections in the Bill of Rights, by a process referred to as ______________.

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The process referred to in the question is incorporation, which refers to the way that the Supreme Court has applied the protections in the Bill of Rights to state governments through the Fourteenth Amendment's due process clause. This process has held state governments accountable to these protections, and has been a significant way that the federal government has extended its power over the states. Limited liability refers to a concept in business law, double indemnity is a term used in insurance policies, and eminent domain refers to the government's power to take private property for public use. Legitimation refers to the process of legalizing or acknowledging something that was previously considered illegitimate or unrecognized.

The Supreme Court Has Held State Governments Accountable to Protections