Article I of the Constitution prohibits which of the following, which make an act punishable as a crime even if the act was legal when it was committed?
a. writs of habeas corpus
b. bills of attainder
c. ex post facto laws
d. procedural guarantees
e. prior restraints
c
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Over the past half century, social class has had an increasingly polarizing effect on the average person's political opinions.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The Massachusetts constitution, though amended, is the only constitution of the original thirteen states that still exists, because a. Massachusetts is a very politically active state. b. of the complicated procedures required before it can be replaced. c. of the foresight of the drafter, John Adams, who grounded the document in extensive research ofgovernments that took him all the way back
to the ancients and the Magna Carta. d. of an unwillingness to adjust to new ways.
Between 1860 and 1870, considerable constitutional revision occurred when
a. Jacksonian notions of popular government swept the nation. b. Populist and Progressive reform movements swept the nation. c. western states created before the Civil War sought to update their constitutions. d. the former Confederate states rewrote their constitutions in order to be readmitted to the union.
In the last two presidential elections, which party battled for the support of "yuppies"-young, upwardly mobile professionals with substantial incomes?
A) Democratic Party B) Republican and Democratic parties C) Reform Party D) Libertarian Party E) American Party