The first provision of the Bill of Rights to be incorporated by the Supreme Court into the Fourteenth Amendment's due process clause was ______.
A. the Fifth Amendment's ban on taking private property without just compensation
B. the equal protection clause
C. the Ninth Amendment's right to privacy
D. the Sixth Amendment's right to a jury trial when accused of a felony
Answer: A
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