Specific parts of the Constitution become applicable to all states when the Supreme Court acts to apply the 14th amendment's due process clause. This judicial authority is referred to as ___ .

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The incorporation doctrine refers to the way in which the Supreme Court has applied the Bill of Rights to the states, through the due process clause of the 14th Amendment. This means that specific parts of the Constitution, such as the First Amendment's protection of free speech and the Second Amendment's protection of the right to bear arms, are now applicable to all states through the incorporation doctrine. Manifest destiny was a 19th-century belief in the expansion of the United States. The Smith Act was a law passed in 1940 that made it illegal to advocate for the overthrow of the government. The theory of prior restraint refers to government censorship of the media before publication.

Specific Parts of the Constitution Become Applicable to All States