Among them was the Fourteenth Amendment, which prohibits the states from depriving "any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law. The Due Process Clause provides that no states shall deprive any "person" of "life, liberty or property" without due process of law.One of the purposes of the Fourteenth Amendment was to provide federal protection of individual rights against the states. Georgia Amendment 2 would create a tax court in the judicial system. Sponsor. The members of the board in office on June 30, 1983, shall serve out the remainder of their respective terms. The Equal Protection Clause requires each state to provide equal protection under the law to all people, including non-citizens, within its jurisdiction. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. Amendment IX (1791). Following the end of the Civil War, two constitutional provisions were ratified to protect the right of African Americans to vote. Efforts to disqualify Trump from state ballots are starting to materialize.