The Supreme Court has pursued ________ of the rights and liberties in the Bill of Rights.

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The term "selective incorporation" refers to the process by which the Supreme Court has gradually applied the protections of the Bill of Rights to the states through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. This means that the Court has selectively incorporated certain provisions of the Bill of Rights and applied them to the states, while leaving others to be handled by state laws and constitutions. This process began with the case of Gitlow v. New York (1925) and has continued to the present day.

The Supreme Court Has Pursued ________ of the Rights and Liberties