Chapter 6 Flashcards
Legislative Powers Denied to Congress (4)
- Bill Rights
- can’t suspend the writ of habeas corpus
- can’t pass bill of attainder
- can’t pass ex post facto laws
the writ of habeas corpus
a court order to release a person accused of a crime to determine whether he or she has been legally attained
bills of attainder
laws that establish guilt and punish people without allowing them a trial
ex post facto laws
laws that make crimes of acts that were legal when they were committed
revenue bills
laws for raising money, start in the House and then go to the Senate
appropriations bills
proposed laws to authorize spending money
Gibbons v. Ogden
court ruled that all forms of business across state lines comes under the commerce clause
Civil Rights Act
prohibited discrimination in places of public accommodation and job discrimination
Heart of Atlanta Motel v. the US
court ruled that public places of accommodation served interstate travelers and sold food that had crossed state lines
Legislative Foreign Powers of Congress (5)
- approve treaties
- declare war
- create and maintain an army
- make rules governing land and naval forces
- regulate foreign commerce
copyright
exclusive right to publish and sell a literacy, musical, or artistic work for a specific period of time
patent
exclusive right of an inventor to manufacture, use, and sell his or her invention for a specific period of time
impeachment
formal accusation of misconduct in office
