The US Constitution

The National Government Cannot:

• Suspend the right of Habeas Corpus
• Pass a bill of attainder
• Pass an ex post facto law
• Tax articles exported from any state
• Give preference to any ports or regulation of commerce from states
• Force traders going from one state to another to pay taxes of the entered state
• Grant titles of Nobility

  Terms

  habeas corpus-
  this forbids an individual from being arrested and jailed for an unreasonable amount of time without a proper trial or just cause. If one commits a crime, (s)he is entitled to all evidence for use in defense, and be informed about the accusation and to confront the accuser.
  bills of attainder-
  punishes an individual without a proper trial, or punishes that individual's relatives
  ex post facto laws-
  a law that punishes somebody for a crime that was commited before the act was considered a crime.

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