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Q: What protection does the fifth amendment offer?
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The protection of private property is included in which amendment?

Fifth


On what date was the fifth amendment proposed?

The fifth Amendment is part of the Bill of Rights, or the first five amendments. They were all ratified on December 15, 1791. The fifth amendment basically provides protection from governmental abuse from the authorities.


What does the fifth amendment and the fourteenth amendment have in common?

They both offer due process in some state.


Which amendments offer due process protection from unfair treatment from your state local and national government?

The Fifth Amendment covers due process from the federal government; the Fourteenth Amendment addresses due process in state procedures.


What is the purpose of the fifth amendment provisions?

to provide protection against arbitrary government action.


What Amendment does the right to remain silent fall under?

The right to remain silent is a Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination.


Which clause of the fourteenth extended the protection of the fifth amendment to the states?

Due Process.. Daniel Big D***


Does it mean for people to plead the Fifth?

It means that they invoke the protection from being forced to testify against oneself, pursuant to the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.


What does Take the fifth?

Invoking the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution, which provides protection from self-incrimination. It means you do not have to answer a question, if you feel it may incriminate (make you appear guilty) you.


What amendment protects against self incrimination?

The Fifth Amendment.


Which civil liberty listed in the Fifth Amendment was at issue in Miranda v. Arizona?

protection against self-incrimination


What right do people exercise if they plead the fifth amendment?

The fifth amendment is actually several things, but when you plead the fifth, you're exercising your right to protection from self incrimination. Basically, it means that you cannot be made to answer ANY questions which could result in you being convicted of a crime.