The judicial extension of the Fourth Amendment and other protections of the Bill of Rights to limit the actions of the state and local governments is referred to as the doctrine of ________.

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The doctrine of incorporation refers to the process by which the protections of the Bill of Rights are applied to limit the actions of state and local governments through court decisions. This means that state and local governments cannot infringe on these constitutional protections even if they are not specifically mentioned in state constitutions or laws.

The Judicial Extension of the Fourth Amendment and Other Protections