Educational Video

The Fifth Amendment: Due Process, Double Jeopardy, Self-Incrimination

September 06, 2019

A deep dive into the Fifth Amendment, which requires the government to follow due process of law and includes protections for citizens against self-incrimination and double jeopardy. In this video, Khan Academy host Kim Kutz Elliott discusses the Fifth Amendment with scholars Donald Dripps and Stephen Saltzburg.

The National Constitution Center and Khan Academy partnered to create a series of nonpartisan videos explaining the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and major Supreme Court cases, enlisting the expertise of Interactive Constitution scholars.

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