The language of the Bill of Rights only refers to actions of the federal government so the protections of the Bill of Rights do not apply to state government actions.

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Although the literal language of the Bill of Rights refers only to federal government actions,the U.S.Supreme Court has applied the most important Bill of Rights guarantees to state government actions by "selectively incorporating" those guarantees into the Fourteenth Amendment's due process protection.

The Language of the Bill of Rights Only Refers to Actions