Since their creation,the protections in the Bill of Rights have generally been applicable to state and local governments as well as the federal government.

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The protections in the Bill of Rights were originally applicable only to the federal government. It was through the process of incorporation via the Fourteenth Amendment that many of these rights were gradually applied to state and local governments.

Since Their Creation,the Protections in the Bill of Rights Have