Lesson 18: How Has the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment Changed the Constitution?

Lesson Objectives

When you have finished this lesson, you should  be able to

• explain the historical origins of due process,
• explain the difference between procedural and substantive due process,
• define the concept of incorporation and describe its effect on the powers of the states, and
• evaluate, take, and defend positions on historical and contemporary issues involving due process.