What did the fourteenth amendment lead to through the process of
incorporation?

a. the extension of bill of rights protections to state governments

b. the supreme court's applying the bill of rights only to the federal
government

c. the overturning and replacement of most of the original bill of
rights

d. an increase in states' ability to independently interpret the bill of
rights

answer:

the fourteenth amendment led to the extension of bill of rights protections to state governments through the process of incorporation. explanation: in 1833, the u.s. supreme court ruled that the federal bill of rights did not apply to state governments in the barron v. baltimore.

explanation:

in the 1800s, chinese workers migrated to the united states, first to work in the gold mines, but also to take agricultural jobs, and factory work, especially in the garment industry. chinese immigrants were particularly instrumental in building railroads in the american west, and as chinese laborers grew successful in the united states, a number of them became entrepreneurs in their own right. as the numbers of chinese laborers increased, so did the strength of anti-chinese sentiment among other workers in the american economy. this finally resulted in legislation that aimed to limit future immigration of chinese workers to the united states, and threatened to sour diplomatic relations between the united states and china.

d) in the state of iowa