USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -4.3 Modern Doctrine on Selective Incorporation of Bill of Rights. Fourteenth Amendment, Section 1: All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.

Detailed explanation-2: -In summary, selective incorporation works through the legal process of judicial review, in which the Supreme Court applies the provisions of the Bill of Rights to the states through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, and determines whether state laws or actions comply with the Constitution.

Detailed explanation-3: -"Fundamental Rights” and the “Incorporation Doctrine" By 1937, freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition had all been “incorporated” into the 14th Amendment’s due process clause.

Detailed explanation-4: -After the passage of the Fourteenth Amendment, the Supreme Court, through a string of cases, found that the Due Process clause of the Fourteenth amendment included applying parts of the Bill of Rights to States (referred to as incorporation).