gov test 3 Flashcards
what are the governments denied powers
no imprisonment without just cause and no retroactive criminal laws
habeas corpus
prevents unjust arrests and imprisonment
ex post facto laws
law applied to a crime committed before the law was enforced
ex: drinking becomes illegal and everyone who drank before the law was made is arrested
bill of attainder
legislative act that punishes a person without trial
supremacy clause
states that the constitution ranks above all other forms of law
what does “jus soli” mean and what does it state
means “the law of the soil”
states citizenship is determined by place of birth
what does “jus sanquinis” mean and what does it state
it means “the law of the blood” and states that citizenship at birth can also be determined by parents, to whom one is born. (it’s possible to be a citizen of birth if you weren’t born in the US)
