What is the due process clause (of the Fourteenth Amendment)?
pohnpei397 Teacher Community / Jr. College eNotes Editor The due process clause says that no person shall be deprived of their life, liberty, or property without the due process of the law. What this means is that a person cannot have any of these things taken away without being convicted of a crime. Beginning in the early 1900s, the courts have used this clause to say that the Bill of Rights applies to state governments. They have said that the rights from the Bill of Rights are so important that they are part of the “liberty” mentioned in the clause. Because they are part of the “liberty” they cannot be taken away by state governments. Rate answer: $(‘#aScore-183699’).istars(setAnswerRating); Flag as inappropriate Posted by pohnpei397 on Friday March 12, 2010 at 6:43 AM bmadnick Teacher High School – 11th Grade eNotes Editor This amendment is among the most important parts of the Constitution. Up to this time, the Constitution didn’t define “citizen”, so section 1 defines citizenship
pohnpei397 Teacher Community / Jr. College Editor Emeritus Debater Expert Educator $(document).ready(function() { $(‘a.toggle_expert_titles’).click(function() { $(‘#show_expert_titles’).toggle(); return false; }); }); The due process clause says that no person shall be deprived of their life, liberty, or property without the due process of the law. What this means is that a person cannot have any of these… (The entire answer is 107 words.) This is an expert answer, written by an eNotes editor. To read the entire answer, please join eNotes. Rate answer: $(‘#ascore-183699’).istars(setAnswerRating); Flag as inappropriate Posted by pohnpei397 on Friday March 12, 2010 at 6:43 AM bmadnick Teacher High School – 11th Grade Editor Expert $(document).ready(function() { $(‘a.toggle_expert_titles’).click(function() { $(‘#show_expert_titles’).toggle(); return false; }); }); This amendment is among the most important parts of the Constitution. Up to this time, the Constitution didn’t define “citiz
