What was the effect of the incorporation of the bill of rights

State governments were required to provide most bill of rights protections.

The effect of the incorporation of the bill of rights was that state governments were required to provide most bill of rights protections.

The Bill of Rights grew  seeking to protect citizens on the state as well as federal level. Incorporation refers to a process that extended the protections of the Bill of Rights against the actions of state and local governments; the process of setting up a legal community under state law.

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