But the Fourteenth Amendment was specific in limiting the actions of the state governments. Courts have interpreted these two clauses identically: the Fifth Amendment now limits the power of the federal government and the Fourteenth Amendment limits the power of state (and local) governments. Procedural Due Process. Many of the modern due process cases deal with what is called procedural due process (fair process, procedures). Due process procedures do not guarantee that the result of government action will be to a citizen's liking. However, fair procedures do help prevent arbitrary, unreasonable decisions.
The definition of oblivious is being forgetful or unaware of your surroundings. An example of oblivious is someone walking out into the street without looking to see if a car is coming. 1  forgetful: usually with of.  unaware or indifferent: usually with of or, esp., to.
For other uses, see Ignorance (disambiguation) . Ignorance is a state of being uninformed (lack of knowledge). The word ignorant is an adjective describing a person in the state of being unaware and is often used as an insult to describe individuals who deliberately ignore or disregard important information or facts.Ignoramus is commonly used in the UK, Ireland, and the US as a term for someone who is willfully ignorant.riter Thomas Pynchon articulated about the scope and structure of one's ignorance: Ignorance is not just a blank space on a person's mental map. It has contours and coherence, and for all I know rules of operation as well.