Explain the Constitutional Prohibition Against Ex Post Facto Laws

question 42

Essay

Explain the constitutional prohibition against ex post facto laws.

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Definitions:

Criminal Behavior

Actions that violate laws and are punishable by the state or other authority.

Correlation

A statistical measure that describes the extent to which two variables change together, but does not necessarily imply causation.

Mental Alertness

The state of being fully attentive and responsive to the environment or stimuli, characterizing good cognitive functioning.

The Experiment

A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.