Question

What is due process? What might happen if the Constitution did not guarantee this right?

Answer 1

The three main categories of rights that citizens enjoy are 1) the right to be protected from unfair actions of government, 2) to have equal treatment under the law, and 3) to have basic freedoms. 

Due process is a right to fair treatment in the judicial system, and if the Constitution didn't guarantee this right, it probably wouldn't have lasted very long.

Answer 2

• What is due process? What might happen if the Constitution did not guarantee this right?

Due Process is a requirement that demands that any legal matter should be resolved according to established rules and principles and that all individuals should be treated fairly. In the US, due process is outlined in the 5th and 14th amendment of the US Constitution. The history of Due Process comes from the Magna Carta from the 13th Century as a way to fight off the absolute power of King Jon. When Due Process is violated the ruling will be overturned or struck void, probably the lawsuit will be brought again.

• List the three main categories of rights that citizens enjoy.

The right to equal protection, due process, and Freedom of speech, press, religion, petition, and assembly. The right to equal protection is the right that is located on the 14th Amendment which consists that all citizens have the right to be treated the same under the law.  Due Process right is the right that demands that the government must follow procedures established by the law and guaranteed by the Constitution, treating all people the same. And the basic freedoms of speech, press, religion, petition, and assembly are all located on the First Amendment.