What Compromises Were Made During the Constitutional Convention, and Why

question 57

Essay

What compromises were made during the Constitutional Convention, and why?

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Ex Post Facto Law

A law that retroactively changes the legal consequences (or status) of actions that were committed before the enactment of the law, which is generally prohibited by constitutional principles in many countries.

Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act

A 1996 U.S. federal law designed to combat terrorism, improve the effectiveness of the death penalty, and set limitations on appeals to hasten the execution process.

Right to Privacy

The concept that one's personal information is protected from public scrutiny, implicitly found in the Constitution's guarantees, as interpreted by the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court Cases

Legal disputes that are adjudicated by the Supreme Court, often setting important legal precedents.