How does the due process clause in the 5th amendment differ from the due process clause in the 14th amendment Apex

A. the clause in the 5th amendment was specifically written to restrict a new powerful government.

B. the clause in the 5th amendment was written to protect a particular group of citizens.

C. the clause in the 5th amendment was written to apply to cases in which citizens could be deprived of life, liberty or property

D. The clause in the 5th amendment was written to ensure that citizens rights were not violated

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Among the options provided on the question the correct answer is option C.

The clause in the 5th amendment was written to apply to cases in which citizens could be deprived of life, liberty or property.

Explanation: The 5th Amendment was proposed as the bill of rights in the United States constitution on September %, 1789 and it was passed on the congress as law on December 15,1791.

The 5th amendment gives the protection to a citizen of United States which is suspected of crime but not convicted. The law says that no one should be detained in jail for a felony crime unless the directed by a grand jury. The suspect can not be forced for any testimony against himself.

On the other hand the 14th amendment was ratified in 1868. This amendment gives the the concept of citizen and then it states that no states can make any law which can deprive a citizen from their right of liberty and life.

So the main difference in this amendment is in the due clause. The 5th amendment gives the protection to the citizen who is suspected of a crime and 14th amendment prevents government from making any law against the right of a citizen.

Therefor the answer of the question is the clause in the 5th amendment was written to apply to cases in which citizens could be deprived of life, liberty or property.