0
the Fifth Amendment protects us from abuse of the government authority in a legal procedure.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoAmong other things, the Fifth Amendment protects citizens against double jeopardy, or being tried twice for the same crime.
Wiki User
∙ 12y agobeing tried twice for the same offense
Anonymous
Anonymous
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Which right does the Fifth Amendment protect?
The fifth amendment protects many rights, but the most commonly known is the right of not incriminating yourself.
The Fifth Amendment protects people from the federal government?
The Fifth Amendment protects people from the federal government.
Which amendment to the Constitution holds that no one can be compelled to be a witness against himself?
Fifth amendment
What is the purpose of the 5 amendment?
The fifth amendment merely states that you don't have to testify against yourself or someone else if you don't want to. "I plead the fifth."
Can you explain what the fifth amendment means?
One that is suspected of crime does not have to say anything that would seriously go against them if they do not wish to while in jury. To get out of this pressure you can use the well known line "I plead the fifth" as in the Fifth Amendment.
What does the fifth amendment protect people against?
Giving testimony against their self. Self incrimination.
Which citizens rights does the Fifth Amendment protect?
testifying against themselves
Of the following which citizens' right does the Fifth Amendment protect?
the accused person
What amendment protects against self incrimination?
The Fifth Amendment.
What amendment guarantees due process?
The fifth and the fourteenth amendments both do. The fifth amendment is to protect against abuse of government authority in a legal procedure. The fourteenth amendment is to protect citizens from being deprived by governments or state.
What's protect property?
Fifth Amendment
Under which amendment are defendants not required to testify on their own behalf?
The fifth amendment protects you against testifying against yourself.
What was the purpose of the fifth amendment?
ability to not answer a legal questionAdded: To protect someone from being coerced into giving incriminating testimony against themselves
Which right does the Fifth Amendment protect?
The fifth amendment protects many rights, but the most commonly known is the right of not incriminating yourself.
The right that protects you from testifying against yourself?
the fifth amendment.
What would happen if the fifth amendment wasn't protected?
With no Fifth Amendment you could be required to testify against yourself in court.
Which amendment protects against self incrimination?
Fifth
