The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments both contain a due process clause. Which statement most accurately reflects the authority of the Fifth and Fourteenth amendment? The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments both contain a due process clause. Which statement most accurately reflects the authority of the Fifth and Fourteenth amendment? Both the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment apply to state and local governments. Both the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment apply to the federal government. The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments are both intended to prevent a private individual from interfering with the due process rights of another individual. The Fifth Amendment always prohibited the federal government from violating an individual's due process rights. The Fourteenth Amendment utilized this same language and, immediately upon ratification, applied those same rights against state and local governments. This process is known as total incorporation. The Fifth Amendment always prohibited the federal government from violating an individual's due process rights. The Fourteenth Amendment utilized this same language and, over time, began to apply those same rights against state and local governments. This process is known as selective incorporation