Which Amendment says that Due Process is a Constitutional right?

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

Answer: (D)

Due process is a constitutional guarantee that government actions must follow fair procedures. There are two key clauses: the Fifth Amendment guarantees due process when the federal government acts, and the Fourteenth Amendment extends due process protections to actions by state governments by applying the Bill of Rights to the states. The reason the Fourteenth Amendment is the best answer here is that it ensures due process as a protection against state actions as well, making the right binding across all levels of government. Other amendments touch on different protections—unreasonable searches and seizures, and rights in criminal prosecutions—without explicitly tying due process to state action, which is why this context points to the Fourteenth Amendment.