The amendment's first section includes the Citizenship Clause, Privileges or Immunities Clause, Due Process Clause, and Equal Protection Clause. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.Amendment IX (1791). 24 of the two houses voting in favor thereof: 25 Section 1. It is proposed to amend Utah Constitution, Article VI, Section 5, to read: 26 Article VI, Section 5. Completing the Constitution: The 14th Amendment ; A. Lincoln, Philosopher. She said voters should still review and fill out the whole ballot even though both Utah Constitutional Amendments A and D are voided. Below is an overview of constitutional amendment processes in the 50 states. I discuss the various possible ways of amending state constitutions. One of the purposes of the Fourteenth Amendment was to provide federal protection of individual rights against the states.