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Did the US Supreme Court apply the entire Bill of Rights to the states under doctrine of Total Incorporation?
No. The US Supreme Court used the doctrine of "Selective Incorporation" to apply the Bill of Rights to the States on a clause-by-clause basis, as they became relevant to cases before the Court.
What part of the Constitution provides the foundation for the incorporation doctrine that applies the Bill of Rights to the states?
The foundation of the incorporation doctrine is the Fourteenth Amendment. The US Supreme Court has used the Due Process Clause and Equal Protection Clause to apply individual clauses of the Bill of Rights to the States.
What doctrine of rights did both the no incorporation justices use to expand use to expand the notion of legal rights?
Natural rights built on the concept of "fundamental fairness" :)
Which theory of incorporation holds that the fourteenth amendment applied to the entire bill of rights to the states?
Total or Mechanical Incorporation (sometimes also called complete incorporation), which was championed by Justice Hugo Black. The US Supreme Court uses "selective incorporation," however.For more information, see Related Questions, below.
What is required for a municipal government?
Incorporation.
