Question

Which refers to a series of Supreme Court rulings that used the 14th Amendment to protect basic rights of citizens from state governments?

A. the principal of federalism

B. the guarantees of freedom

C. the right to a fair trial

D. the process of incorporation

Answer 1

I just took a test on this and the answer is the process of incorporation, D! 

Answer 2

Answer: D. the process of incorporation

The Fourteenth Amendment was adopted on July 9, 1868 as part of the Reconstruction Amendments. It addressed the citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws in response to the situation of former slaves following the Civil War. It is one of the most litigated amendments. It includes several important clauses, such as the Citizenship Clause, the Privileges or Immunities Clause, the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause. The series of Supreme Court rulings that used this amendment as basis are referred to as the process of incorporation.