The Fifth Amendment
Title: The Indictment Amendment
Original Text: No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
What it means: The fifth amendment states that the government cannot punish without the due process of law and that they must indict people before they are tried. Someone must indict, or formally accuse, someone for them to be tried. In addition, if someone is found not guilty, they cannot be tried again in double jeopardy. In addition, people can refuse to testify in their own trial by pleading the fifth. Finally, the fifth amendment protects people from having their property taken without due process of law. The only exception is eminent domain, which is the power to take personal property so that it would benefit the public.