5th Amendment Summary
Ratified in 1791, the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution is the section of the Bill of Rights that deals with the rights of accused criminals by granting them the use of the due process of law, and states that no person may be forced to testify as a witness against themselves and that no person may be charged a second time on the same charge. The right to not self-incriminate is promised to a person who might be asked to testify to tell the truth. The Fifth Amendment provides protections against abuse of power by the government. The Fifth Amendment is the longest amendment in the Constitution and includes five clauses. (1) Giving the defendant the right to a hearing by a grand jury, (2) not allowing double jeopardy, prosecuting a person more than once for the same offense, (3) having provisions against self-incrimination, (4) having the right to due process, (5) and the takings clause which states that the government cannot take private property for public use without compensating with owner.
Ratified in 1791, the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution is the section of the Bill of Rights that deals with the rights of accused criminals by granting them the use of the due process of law, and states that no person may be forced to testify as a witness against themselves and that no person may be charged a second time on the same charge. The right to not self-incriminate is promised to a person who might be asked to testify to tell the truth. The Fifth Amendment provides protections against abuse of power by the government. The Fifth Amendment is the longest amendment in the Constitution and includes five clauses. (1) Giving the defendant the right to a hearing by a grand jury, (2) not allowing double jeopardy, prosecuting a person more than once for the same offense, (3) having provisions against self-incrimination, (4) having the right to due process, (5) and the takings clause which states that the government cannot take private property for public use without compensating with owner.
