What is the doctrine of "selective incorporation"? a. the principle that state governments should not respect the bill of rights b. the principle that applies the bill of rights to state governments c. the principle that the civil liberties protected by the bill of rights are absolute d. none of the above

B is the correct answer.

Selective Incorporation refers to the doctrine wherein elements of the Bill of Rights, which are usually only applicable to the Federal Government, are then applied to the State Governments as well.

The most recent application of the selective incorporation doctrine that made major news was the application of the 2nd Amendment to the State and Local governments in MacDonald v. Chicago.