The extension of the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to make binding on state governments the rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights is called:

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The incorporation doctrine is the legal concept that extends the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to make the rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights applicable to the states. This means that states cannot enact laws that infringe on the rights protected by the Bill of Rights.

The Extension of the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth