However, the Court in these cases also established the doctrine of territorial incorporation, under which the Constitution applies fully only in incorporated territories such as Alaska and Hawaii, and applies only partially in the new unincorporated territories of Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines.
Con todo, a Corte nestes casos tamén estableceu a doutrina de incorporación territorial, en virtude da cal a Constitución se aplica plenamente só en territorios incorporados como Alaska e Hawaii, só parcialmente nos novos territorios non incorporados de Porto Rico, Guam e as Filipinas.