What is selective incorporation

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For this assignment, you will first read McDonald v. Chicago and District of Columbia v. Heller. Once you have finished reading, you will answer the questions below. Be sure to use specific examples that are relevant to the questions.

What is selective incorporation?
In the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court case of McDonald v. Chicago, what law was called into question?
How did the Court rule in this case on the constitutionality of the law?
The 2008 case of District of Columbia v. Heller is important to the 2010 McDonald case. Why?
Do you agree with the Court's decision on the right to own a handgun? Explain.
In Mcdonald v. Chicago Justice John Paul Stevensmade an argument against applying all Bill of Rights provisions to the states. He stated, "When a federal court insists that state and local authorities follow its dictates on a matter not critical to personal liberty or procedural justice, the latter may be prevented from engaging in the kind of beneficent 'experimentation in things social and economic' that ultimately redounds to the benefit of all Americans." How would you respond to Stevens' quote?

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