Which statement best describes the incorporation of the Bill of Rights through the Fourteenth Amendment?

A. The Supreme Court applied the Bill of Rights to the states on a case-by-case basis.

B. The Fourteenth Amendment overturned and replaced the Bill of Rights in the states.

C. Congress forced the former Confederate states to apply the Bill of Rights to rejoin the union.

D. The Bill of Rights was substantially weakened to allow it to apply to the states.