Fifth Amendment
... It’s one of the rights in the Miranda Warning, which is part of the Fifth Amendment. Basically the Fifth Amendment protects Americans against government abuse or government intrusion. The Fifth Amendment declares that there is no double jeopardy and a person does not have to testify against oneself. The Fifth Amendment states that a person cannot be tried twice for the same crime. ... The Fifth Amendment also states that no one has to testify against him or herself. Usually when someone declines to it’s referred to as “taking the Fifth.” The Fifth Amendment prohibits a person from being forced to provide testimony that could lead to charges against him or her. If there were no Fifth Amendment the suspect would be forced into incriminate him or herself.