The citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment was specifically intended to repeal the Dred Scott decision. The Due Process Clause provides that no states shall deprive any "person" of "life, liberty or property" without due process of law.The 14th amendment is designed to constitutionalize the rights of the civil rights act of 1866. The Equal Protection Clause is part of the first section of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. Amendment IX (1791). The Fifth Amendment says to the federal government that no one shall be "deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law. 3 The President shall have Power to fill up all. I agree with the Court that the Fourteenth Amendment makes the right to keep and bear arms set forth in the Second Amendment "fully applicable to the States. The primary source documents on this page highlight pivotal moments in the course of American history or government.