It ensures the protections are carried out by state governments as well as the federal government and adds due process to protect the citizen
Explanation:
This is the text that is found in the 5th Amendment:
'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 offense 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'.
Basically, this means that no one can be forced to justify against oneself, tried for the same crime twice, or even be arrested for a felony before trial (unless directed by a Grand Jury).
You can see that the words are not so different in the 14th Amendment:
'all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws'.
But it does talk about how "No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens" and "nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law"
Making this, the main difference between the two.
