The due process clause of the ________ Amendment specifies that states may not deny life, liberty, or property without due process of law.

• A. 5th Amendment
• B. 14th Amendment
• C. 6th Amendment
• D. 4th Amendment

Answer: (A)

The statement is about protections that apply to state government action. The clause that says no state may deprive a person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law is found in the Fourteenth Amendment. This amendment extends due process protections to actions by the states and, through selective incorporation, has been used to apply most of the Bill of Rights to state governments.

The Fifth Amendment also contains a due process clause, but that one restricts the federal government, not the states. The other amendments mentioned address different rights: the Sixth covers trial rights in criminal cases, and the Fourth protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.