The Fourteenth Amendment: Section 1. 14th Amendment (1868): Details Equal Protection Clause, Due Process Clause, Citizenship Clause, and clauses dealing with the Confederacy and its officials.The Due Process Clause provides that no states shall deprive any "person" of "life, liberty or property" without due process of law. To vote against a proposed constitutional amendment, fill in the oval next to the word "No" on that question. One of the purposes of the Fourteenth Amendment was to provide federal protection of individual rights against the states. 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. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. Amendment IX (1791). To vote against a proposed constitutional amendment, fill in the oval next to the word "No" on that question.