Question

Which constitutional amendment did the U.S. Supreme Court use to extend the Bill of Rights to the states?

A. Fourteenth Amendment.
B. Fifteenth Amendment.
C. Sixteenth Amendment.
D. Seventeenth Amendment.

Answer 1

The U.S. Supreme Court used the Fourteenth Amendment to extend the Bill of Rights to the states through selective incorporation.

Step-by-step explanation:

The U.S. Supreme Court used the Fourteenth Amendment to extend the Bill of Rights to the states. Beginning in 1897, the Supreme Court has found that various provisions of the Bill of Rights protecting fundamental liberties must be upheld by the states, even if their state constitutions and laws do not protect them as fully as the Bill of Rights does. This process is known as selective incorporation, where parts of the Bill of Rights are incorporated into state laws and constitutions.