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Renebills of attainder and ex post facto laws are forbidden under article 1, section 9 & 10 of the U.S. Constitution
traffic tickets are bills of attainder
bill of attainder - any law that punishes someone without trail and due process
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How does preventing Congress from passing a bill of attainder help safeguards rights?
it helps because safegaurds have no rights or do they
How can congress pass a bill over a presidential veto?
Congress can pass a vetoed bill with a two-thirds majority vote in both houses.
Is a Bill of Attainder the same as Habeas Corpus?
No. The Constitution forbids Bills of Attainder, where the Congress declares a person to be guilty of a crime by passing legislation to that effect. The Constitution preserves the Writ of Habeas Corpus except under very limited and specific circumstances.
What is the definition of attainder?
Attainder means the extinguishment of a person's civil rights upon conviction of a crime, usually treason. The Constitution forbids Congress from passing a "bill of attainder". A bill of attainder is an act by the legislature that some particular person is guilty of a crime then taking away his rights all without the benefit of a trial in the courts. Such a practice would take away the rights to trial by jury, to face one's accusers and to be convicted only upon proof beyond a reasonable doubt among other rights citizens of this country have. The legislature has the right to pass laws to declare types of actions criminal and set the penalties for violating them, but it does not have the power to convict persons of those crimes.
What term refers to the legislative act that inflicts punishments on a group or person without trail?
Bill of AttainderThis is called a "bill of attainder." Both the Federal and State governments are prohibited from creating bills of attainder under Article I of the US Constitution.Article I, Section 9, Clause 3"No bill of attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed."Article I, Section 10, Clause 1"No state shall enter into any treaty, alliance, or confederation; grant letters of marque and reprisal; coin money; emit bills of credit; make anything but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts; pass any bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of contracts, or grant any title of nobility."Bill of attainderbill of attainder
