Question

Why are there two due process clauses in the constitution

Answer 1

The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution each contain a due process clause. Due process deals with the administration of justice and thus the due process clause acts as a safeguard from arbitrary denial of life, liberty, or property by the Government outside the sanction of law.

Answer 2

There are two due process in the United States constitution, one in the fifth amendment and other in the fourteenth amendment. The one in the fifth amendment addresses procedural due process and the one in the fourteenth amendment deals with substantive due process. Due process addresses the administration of justice.

The clause in the Fifth Amendment claims:

" No person shall ... be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.[2] "

The clause in the Fourteenth Amendment reads:

"...nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law."