Which amendment includes protection against being tried twice for the same offense?

Which amendment includes protection against being tried twice for the same offense?

• A. Fourth Amendment
• B. Double Jeopardy Clause
• C. Fifth Amendment
• D. Fourteenth Amendment

Answer: (C)

The idea being tested is protection against being tried twice for the same offense, known as double jeopardy. This protection comes from the Double Jeopardy Clause, which is part of the Fifth Amendment. In practice, it means that once a person is acquitted or convicted, the government generally cannot retry them for the same crime, and it also guards against multiple punishments for the same offense. The Fifth Amendment is the constitutional source of this protection, while the Fourteenth Amendment extends many constitutional rights to the states, and the Fourth Amendment covers searches and seizures. So, the correct choice points to the Fifth Amendment because it houses the double jeopardy protection.