What are the three main differences between a bill of attainder and ex post facto laws?
What will be an ideal response?
(1) A bill of attainder punishes a specific individual or specific individuals. An ex post facto law criminalizes an act that was legal at the time the act was committed. (2) A bill of attainder is not limited to criminal punishment and may involve any disadvantage imposed on an individual; ex post facto laws are limited to criminal punishment. (3) A bill of attainder imposes punishment on an individual without trial. An ex post facto law is enforced in a criminal trial.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Explain the bystander effect.
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following is not a responsibility of the FBI's National Computer Crime Squad?
A) Intrusions of the public switched network (the telephone company). B) Major computer network intrusions. C) Threatening emails and cell phone calls. D) Network integrity violations. E) Privacy violations.
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a. Civil Rights Act of 1871 b. Volstead Act. c. USA PATRIOT Act. d. Civil Rights Act of 1964