Selective incorporation of the Bill of Rights occurred slowly due to the fact that:

a. the Supreme Court determined civil liberties issues on a case-by-case basis
b. the Supreme Court considered civil liberties issues to be too political
c. the Supreme Court was not willing to consider civil liberties cases until the 1960s
d. all of the Supreme Court justices during the twentieth century relied on an originalist interpretation of the Constitution


Answer: a. the Supreme Court determined civil liberties issues on a case-by-case basis

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