Instructions: Identify the Following

question 45

Short Answer

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term.
Wendell Willkie

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Definitions:

Fourteenth Amendment

An amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States and protecting civil rights.

Ex Post Facto Laws

Laws that retroactively change the legal status of actions that were committed before the enactment of the law, prohibited by the U.S. Constitution.

Bills of Attainder

Legislative acts allowing for the punishment of individuals without trial, prohibited by the U.S. Constitution.

Habeas Corpus

A legal writ employed to bring a party who has been criminally detained before a court to determine the legality of the detention; it is a protection against unlawful and indefinite imprisonment.