FRQ final selective incorporation exam
questions & answers 2025/2026
A. Define selective incorporation - ANSWERSA judicial doctrine whereby most but not all of the
protections found in the bill of rughts are made applicable to the states via the 14th
amendment's due process clause
B. Explain how each has been incorporated. Each explanations must be based on specific and
relevant Supreme Court decision
-rights of criminal defendants - ANSWERS-Miranda vs Arizona: 5th amendment to protect rights
of self incrimination against the state
-Gideon V wainwright : 6th amendment applied to states for right to attorney
-First amendment - ANSWERSFirst Selective incorporation case; gitlow vs NY, freedom of speech
to the states
-Privacy rights - ANSWERSMapp v Ohio: 4th amendment, established exclusionary rule; illegally
obtained evidence cannot be used in court, and warrens judicial activism
Rowe V Wade
questions & answers 2025/2026
A. Define selective incorporation - ANSWERSA judicial doctrine whereby most but not all of the
protections found in the bill of rughts are made applicable to the states via the 14th
amendment's due process clause
B. Explain how each has been incorporated. Each explanations must be based on specific and
relevant Supreme Court decision
-rights of criminal defendants - ANSWERS-Miranda vs Arizona: 5th amendment to protect rights
of self incrimination against the state
-Gideon V wainwright : 6th amendment applied to states for right to attorney
-First amendment - ANSWERSFirst Selective incorporation case; gitlow vs NY, freedom of speech
to the states
-Privacy rights - ANSWERSMapp v Ohio: 4th amendment, established exclusionary rule; illegally
obtained evidence cannot be used in court, and warrens judicial activism
Rowe V Wade
