In part, the incorporation decisions handed down by the Supreme Court since 1925 have done which of the following?

A. severely limited the ability of individuals to seek redress in federal court for violations of their constitutional rights
B. caused a dramatic decrease in the docket of the Supreme Court
C. forced the states to amend their own constitutions to be more like the U.S. Constitution
D. offered new opportunities for litigation and have generated dramatic growth in civil liberties cases


Answer: D

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