The due process provision is noted as not mentioning which thing specifically in its text?
AAny rights
BAny judges
CAny taxes
DElections
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Any rights
1. The courts read more into the clause than it literally says.
2. Due process appears in the constitutional text.
3. The text of the provision does not mention rights specifically.
4. Even so, the courts have held in a series of cases that it implies fundamental liberties.
5. Those liberties cannot be denied by the states.
_Source: OpenStax American Government 4e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 4 'Civil Liberties'_
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