An Ex Post Facto Law

question 143

Multiple Choice

An ex post facto law

• A) is a law that retroactively declares some action illegal.
• B) is a governmental decree that a person is guilty of a crime that carries the death penalty, rendered without benefit of a trial.
• C) is the right to own and use property free from excessive government interference.
• D) is the legal doctrine that a person who is arrested must have a timely hearing before a judge.
• E) are freedoms found primarily in the Bill of Rights that are protected from government interference.

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