Which amendment includes protection against double jeopardy?

Which amendment includes protection against double jeopardy?

• A. Fourth Amendment
• B. Fifth Amendment
• C. Sixth Amendment
• D. Seventh Amendment

Answer: (B)

Protection from being tried twice for the same offense is what this item is about. That safeguard lives in the Fifth Amendment, in the Double Jeopardy Clause, which says a person cannot be put in jeopardy twice for the same offense after a valid acquittal or conviction. It also limits punishments for the same offense and extends to state governments through the Fourteenth Amendment. Other amendments address different rights, such as protection from unreasonable searches and seizures, speedy and public trials with counsel, and civil jury trials, so they don’t cover double jeopardy.

Protection from being tried twice for the same offense is what this item is about. That safeguard lives in the Fifth Amendment, in the Double Jeopardy Clause, which says a person cannot be put in jeopardy twice for the same offense after a valid acquittal or conviction. It also limits punishments for the same offense and extends to state governments through the Fourteenth Amendment. Other amendments address different rights, such as protection from unreasonable searches and seizures, speedy and public trials with counsel, and civil jury trials, so they don’t cover double jeopardy.