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The Fifth Amendment | BRI’s Homework Help Series

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What protections does the Fifth Amendment provide, and why did the Founders believe them important enough to enshrine in the Bill of Rights? Our latest Homework Help video explores these questions and provides students with a succinct overview of the essential information regarding this amendment.

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Fifth Amendment Viewing Guide

Viewing guide for the Fifth Amendment Homework Help video.

First, Fourth, and Fifth Amendments

Join Professor Artemus Ward of NIU and DFW Debate for a webinar on the First Amendment, the Fourth Amendment, and the Fifth Amendment.

How Does the Fifth Amendment Protect Property?

4 Activities50 Min

The Founders believed that property is among the natural rights governments exist to protect. One of the ways the Founders protected property rights was in the Fifth Amendment. This amendment restricts the government's ability to take property and ensures that when it does take property, it must pay for it. This lesson explores the Fifth Amendment and its applications.