Under due process, privacy rights are recognized as which type of rights?

Under due process, privacy rights are recognized as which type of rights?

• A. Political rights
• B. Procedural rights
• C. Substantive or privacy liberties
• D. Economic rights

Answer: (C)

Privacy rights recognized under the Due Process Clause are substantive rights (substantive due process liberties). The Due Process Clause has two facets: procedural due process, which safeguards fair procedures, and substantive due process, which protects fundamental liberties from government intrusion. Privacy rights fall into the latter because they restrict how the government may act in personal and intimate decisions, not merely how a process is conducted. They are not political rights (which concern participation in government), nor economic rights (property or contracts), and they are not simply procedural protections.

Privacy rights recognized under the Due Process Clause are substantive rights (substantive due process liberties). The Due Process Clause has two facets: procedural due process, which safeguards fair procedures, and substantive due process, which protects fundamental liberties from government intrusion. Privacy rights fall into the latter because they restrict how the government may act in personal and intimate decisions, not merely how a process is conducted. They are not political rights (which concern participation in government), nor economic rights (property or contracts), and they are not simply procedural protections.