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The practice of selective incorporation means that the Bill of Rights will A. always be applied to the states by the Court.
B. never be applied to the states by the Court.
C. sometimes be applied to the Court by the states.
D. sometimes be applied to the states by the Court.
The correct answer is D. sometimes be applied to the states by the Court.
Selective incorporation refers to the process by which the Supreme Court has applied certain provisions of the Bill of Rights to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause. This means that not all rights in the Bill of Rights automatically apply to the states; instead, the Court selectively decides which rights are fundamental and applicable.