As James' next FVS assignment requires him to write an AP style essay on the 14th Amendment's due process clause ,we today examined the prompt. As James had no prior knowledge of this amendment , to assist his writing the essay, today I provided instruction on the history of the Civil War, the Civil War amendments to the Constitution, and most notably, the meaning of the 14th Amendment's due process clause. I discussed procedural and substantive due process and elaborated on the 14th Amendment's incorporation of most of the Bill of Rights thereby making its protections applicable to the states. We will begin the essay next session.