Card 130 / 151: What does it mean that the Supreme Court followed "selective incorporation" when addressing the extension of the Bill of Rights to the states?
A) The Supreme Court's ideological persuasion at the time determined which of the Bill of Rights extended to the states.
B) The Supreme Court limited the extension of the Bill of Rights to the fundamental constitutional rights of a citizen.
C) Ruling that the Bill of Rights applies equally to states and the federal government, the Supreme Court applied the entirety of the Bill of Rights to the states.
D) The Supreme Court "incorporated" states, preventing them from having to adhere to the Bill of Rights.

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