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Why is the bill of attainder important?
is an act of a legislature declaring a person or group of persons guilty of some crime and punishing them without privilege of a judicial trial.
Who did Pippin know who was at John Brown's Trial?
It was Horace's Grandmother that was eye witness to John Brown's hanging.
What signed by King William and Queen Mary gave the English people the right to trial by jury?
The English Bill of Rights
What could happen without the sixth amendment?
People would be persecuted and sent to jail without a fair trial.
What might happen without right to trial by jury?
Without the right to a trial by jury, criminal or civil disputes could be decided arbitrarily by a judge as opposed to based on a more balanced review from fellow citizens.
What is bill of attainder?
a law that punishes a person accused of a crime without a trial or a fair hearing in court. Constitution prevents congress from passing this type of bills
Can you define murder of an accused person by a mob without trial?
the answer is : "Lynching".
What is the law that convicts an accused person without trial?
the law is: "Bill of Attainder".
Who declare a person guilty without a trial?
(in the US) There is no such law.
What term described those who dealt out their own brand of justice without benefit of trail or jury?
Vigilantes. As in the term Vigilante justice. An illegal hanging without trial or jury is called a Lynching.
What could happen to African Americans who defied the rules of racial etiquette?
The murder of an individual, usually by hanging, without a legal trial (lynching) could occur.
How does the concept of habeas corpus a person?
Habeas Corpus protects a person from being imprisoned indefinitely without a trial
What two things are prohibited under the eighth amendment?
protects accused person's rights after trial if a person is founded guilty of a crime, there is to be no excessive charge / punishment (EX: hanging)
A bill of attainder is a legislative act that inflicts punishment on a person without?
a court trial
What is a public lynching?
hanging!!! how do u not know that!!! ^ No.. That's Not True.. Lynching Was Not Always Hanging. It Was A Punishment To Black People.. It Was Done By A Mob.. How Do You Not Know That?! I'm 14.. & Even I Know That.. (:
What is a law that singles out and punishes a single person considered an undesirable?
When without a trial is a Bill of Attainder.
Imagine that a person is imprisoned for committing a crime. This person remains imprisoned for several years without having a trial. Which amendment has been violated?
The right to a speedy trial, which is guaranteed under the 6th Amendment.
