The passage below is from the 14th Amendment
"No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges and immunities of citizens of the United States, nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law…"
What is the meaning of “due process of law” in this passage?
a. State officials can act as the please as long as they follow state laws
b. State officials can take emergency measures against dangerous suspects
c. State governments can use secret proceedings so long as they give everyone the same treatment
d. State governments cannot penalize a person except after using fair and public procedures, such as trial by jury.
"No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges and immunities of citizens of the United States, nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law…"
What is the meaning of “due process of law” in this passage?
a. State officials can act as the please as long as they follow state laws
b. State officials can take emergency measures against dangerous suspects
c. State governments can use secret proceedings so long as they give everyone the same treatment
d. State governments cannot penalize a person except after using fair and public procedures, such as trial by jury.
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Answer:
option d.state governments cannot penalize a person except after using fair and public procedures, such as trial bg jury.
Explanation:
it is so because it is against the law to punish anyone for a crime not proven in a court of law.