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None of the Amendments to the US Constitution refer to incorporation directly; however, the US Supreme Court has interpreted the Fourteenth Amendment Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses to apply the Bill of Rights to the States (incorporation).

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What clause of the Foureenth Amendment was the vehicle for incorporation of rights against the states?

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Which theory of incorporation holds that the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment created a broad but undefined set of rights based on fundamental fairness?

If this is for apex, the answer is no incorporation


Which theory of incorporation holds that due process clause of the fourteenth amendment created a broad but undefined set of rights based on fundamental fairness?

Total incorporation was the theory that the Fourteenth Amendment created a broad but undefined set of rights.


Which theory of incorporation holds that the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment create a broad but undefined set of rights based on fundamental fairness?

Total incorporation was the theory that the Fourteenth Amendment created a broad but undefined set of rights.


Ask us is the difference between total and selective incorporation?

Total incorporation is the legal doctrine which holds that the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause incorporates all of the protections in the Bill of Rights against the states. Selective incorporation, on the other hand, is the legal doctrine which holds that the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause incorporates only certain fundamental protections in the Bill of Rights against the states.


What part of the Constitution provides the foundation for the incorporation doctrine that applies the Bill of Rights to the states?

The foundation of the incorporation doctrine is the Fourteenth Amendment. The US Supreme Court has used the Due Process Clause and Equal Protection Clause to apply individual clauses of the Bill of Rights to the States.


What amendment contains the Establishment Clause?

The first amendment contains the establishment clause


Which amendment is known as the selective incorporation amendment and affected items such as freedom of speech?

1st amendment


Which theory of incorporation holds that the Fourteenth Amendment applied the entire Bill of Rights to the states nothing more and nothing less?

Total Incorporation or full incorporation


What did the earliest incorporation of portions of the Bill of Rights rely on?

The first attempt to incorporate the Bill of Rights to the states was based on the Fourteenth Amendment Powers of Congressional Enforcement (Section 5), followed by an attempt at using the Privileges and Immunities Clause. When these failed, incorporation was conducted via the Fourteenth Amendment Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses.For more information, see Related Questions, below.


Which Amendment was interpreted by the Supreme Court to establish its authority to determine if a state was violating the rights of citizens contained in the Bill of Rights?

The US Supreme Court has used the Fourteenth Amendment, under the Due Process Clause and Equal Protect Clause, to selectively incorporate the Bill of Rights to the states.For more information on selective incorporation, see Related Questions, below.


What clause of the Fourteenth Amendment was the vehicle for incorporation of rights against the states?

The Fourteenth Amendment Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses have both been used, but the Due Process Clause is the one most often associated with incorporation.Please note: Under the doctrine of selective incorporation, only the First, Second, Fourth and Sixth Amendments have been fully incorporated; the Fifth Amendment is mostly incorporated; The Third and Eighth Amendments are partially incorporated; the Seventh Amendment is unincorporated. The Ninth and Tenth Amendments, while considered part of the Bill of Rights, are not amenable to the process.For more information, see Related Questions, below.