selective incorporation
- A principle of constitutional law positing that essential rights, as outlined in the U.S. Constitution's first eight amendments and vital for structured liberty, are included in the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
- The idea of selective incorporation is used to ensure that some specific rights from the U.S. Constitution's first eight amendments are protected under the Fourteenth Amendment.
- Selective incorporation played a role in providing certain fundamental rights to all individuals regardless of the state's specific laws.
- Through selective incorporation, the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment has expanded to protect several rights originally safeguarded by the first eight amendments.
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