The process by which the Supreme Court has gradually applied most of the protections of the Bill of Rights to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment is known as:
✓ Correct Answer: Option C
Selective incorporation is the judicial doctrine that applies fundamental liberties from the Bill of Rights to the states on a case-by-case basis through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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