The process by which the Supreme Court has expanded specific parts of the Bill of Rights to
Protect citizens against state and federal actions is called

A) habeas corpus.
B) selective incorporation.
C) the incorporation clause.
D) cooperative federalism.

Selective Incorporation

A constitutional doctrine that ensures states cannot enact laws that infringe on the fundamental rights protected by the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution.

Supreme Court

The highest federal court in the United States, having ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all federal and state court cases that involve a point of federal law.

Bill of Rights

Ratified in 1791, the first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution secure rights like the freedom of speech, the right to assemble, and religious freedom.