The United States Constitution
In a paper 7-9 pages in length
Common Assignment: Prepare a written analysis of the impact of the 4th, 5th, 6th 8th and the 14th Amendments to the US Constitution in processing offenders through the criminal justice system. Explain the concept of due process as applied to the U.S. Constitution.
- What due process rights are contained in the US Constitution? Give examples.
- What is procedural due process and why does it exist?
- Do you think any of these rights should be revoked at any time? Which ones?
- What made you choose those?
- To what extent does procedural due process hinder or strengthen the criminal justice system?
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The United States Constitution
Introduction
According to Chemerinsky (2016), prior to the Fourteenth Amendment, the phrases “due process” as well as the laws of the land were often used in an interchangeable manner. In 1787, New York was the first state to use the term in its Bill of rights. Further application led to the adoption of the concept in Federal Laws. The current paper seeks to examine the various factors that relate to the concept of due process as applied to the U.S. Constitution
The concept of due process as applied to the U.S. Constitution
“The law of the land” as well as “legal judgment of peers” are among the terms that have often been used to describe the concept of due process. Due process refers to the requirement that has been set down by the law that seeks to ascertain that the state respects the legal rights that a person has…………………………..words 2010