The correct answer is D) Applies to federal government .
The 5th amendment gives American citizens important protections. This includes the right of an individual to protect themself from self incrimination, prevention of being tried for the exact same crime twice (aka double jeopardy), and the right to know what you are being charged with (also known as Miranda rights). This amendment was intended to protect citizens from the federal government and was also aimed at limiting the power of the federal government in general.
The truth is that the fifth amendment applies for all government branches, and it is set to protect the individual, and all residents or citizens of the United States from America from being incarcerated before having the due process of being declared guilty for a crime. From the options the best fit would be The Federal Government.
Lincoln exempted the border states from the proclamation because he didn't want to tempt them into joining the Confederacy. Because the proclamation was a temporary war measure, it later had to be codified into law with the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.
