Most of the protections of the Bill of Rights now apply against the states because they were "incorporated" via the __________of the Fourteenth Amendment.

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The due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment has been interpreted by the Supreme Court to incorporate many of the protections of the Bill of Rights against the states. This means that the states are also bound by the same restrictions and limitations on government power as the federal government.

Most of the Protections of the Bill of Rights Now