Making an act criminal after it is committed or retroactively increasing punishment is called

a. habeas corpus.
b. a bill of attainder.
c. an ex post facto law.
d. double jeopardy.


c. an ex post facto law.

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Justice Robert Jackson opposed the incorporation of criminal procedure provisions of the Bill of Rights into the Fourteenth Amendment

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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With regard to age and homicide in 2004:

A. The peak age for homicide offending was 20 to 24 years. B. Less than 5% of offenders were over 54 or under 17 years of age. C. There is no age spike for female victims and offenders. D. All of the above are True.

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“What is good is that which is natural” is ______.

a. religious perspective b. natural law c. ethics of care d. ethical formalism

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One alternative to the exclusionary rule is to sue the government and the officers in a civil ______________ action

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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