Congress Flashcards
Habeas corpus means to produce the
body
The right to a quick appearance before a judge is called the right of
habeas corpus
What Congress can’t do to exports
tax them
Congress may not tax goods going between ____________ or from a state to another country.
states
A bill of ___________ punishes someone without a trial
attainder
A law passed to punish someone for an act committed before the act was declared illegal is an _______________ law.
expost facto
Article 1, Section 9 of the Constitution limits Congress’s ______________.
powers
Article 1, Section 9 of the Constitution also prevents Congress from giving anyone a title of nobility, such as a king or princess. Why do you think the Founding Fathers forbade this?
They don’t think Royals should be that much better than normal people.