Congress Cannot Summarily Declare an American Citizen Guilty of a Crime

question 7

Multiple Choice

Congress cannot summarily declare an American citizen guilty of a crime, because of the Constitution's ban on

• A) bills of attainder.
• B) the suspension of habeas corpus.
• C) ex post facto laws.
• D) judicial review.
• E) unreasonable searches and seizures.

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