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ex post facto laws and Bills of Attainder
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Which two kinds of laws is Congress forbidden to pass?
Congress can't pass ex post facto laws, which prohibit something retroactively, meaning something that has already happened. Bills of attainder, which declare people guilty without a trial, are also forbidden.
What is the legislative power of congress?
legislative power mean to have a two biocameral legislative
The main task of each house of Congress is to?
The legislative branch (or Congress) is divided into two parts called the House of Representatives and the Senate. These two bodies must both approve any laws before Congress passes them. Congress also has the power to impeach the president if it so chooses.
Congress with the help of the president can do what?
with a two thirds majority vote
Which branch can pass over the presidents veto by two thirds majority vote of both houses?
The US Congress is the legislative branch of the US government and is the branch that can pass laws.
What laws did congress pass concerning the northwest territory?
In an effort to try and organize the Northwest territory Congress passed two laws; The Northwest Ordinance and The Land Ordinance. These two acts separated the territory into states and helped the government raise money through sale of the land.
Why was Carrie Chapman catts two part strategy so successful in winning the right for women to vote?
It called for lobbying Congress while using the new referendum process to pass state laws.
Which female leader employed a successful strategy on two fronts lobbying the US. Congress while using the referendum process to pass state suffrage laws?
Carrie Chapman Catt was the female leader who employed a successful strategy on two fronts lobbying the US Congress while using referendum process to pass state suffrage laws.
What are two things states are forbidden by constitution?
overriding the federal laws
Which female leader employed a successful strategy on two fronts lobbying the U.S. Congress while using the referendum process to pass state suffrage laws?
Carrie Chapman Catt was the female leader who employed a successful strategy on two fronts lobbying the US Congress while using referendum process to pass state suffrage laws.
Describe two ways the federal bureaucracy helps to shape laws passed by Congress?
Executive branch bureaucrats provide Congress with the technical expertise and advice it needs to pass good laws. They also shape the law in the way that they carry out that law and the agency rules that result from it.
Which part of government has the writing and passing of laws as its main duty?
The legislative branch is responsible for passing laws. The executive has veto power over laws they pass, but a two-thirds vote in both houses can override the veto.
