Essay On Fifth Amendment

A government’s success is defined by the way it treats its people. If the governing body does not allow basic freedoms to the public, the country will inevitably erupt in chaos and disorder. The people should be given their natural rights as citizens without contest from the authority, and the government should not be given absolute power over its people. This principle was a big factor that determined the ratification of the United States Constitution. Many people were against it because they believed it gave too much power to the oppressive government they tried so hard to fight during the American Revolution. People were concerned that history was going to repeat itself, and that their basic freedoms were going to be denied once more. This …show more content…
Although those who are convicted of committing a crime wronged their society in some way, they should not be denied essential rights. The Fifth Amendment especially expresses this notion of protecting the rights of the accused regardless of the deed being tried for. It has several points, of which include that no one can be put on trial without first being indicted, that no one can be accused twice for the same crime, and that no one shall be forced to speak for whatever reason. The United States would function very differently if citizens were denied life, liberty, and property under due process of law. The entire justice system would fall apart without the integral process of indictment. It would allow people to be assumed guilty before proven innocent because no evidence would have to be put forth in order to formally be charged. Without the Fifth Amendment people could also be accused of the same crime twice, so people can be put in prison even if they were deemed innocent after the first accusation. Subduing the right to remain silent gives governing officials the power to force people to talk against their will, even if it leads to self-incrimination. Furthermore, if people were to be denied their natural rights of life, liberty, and property would allow the government the freedom to do whatever they want with its people, however wrong it may be. In