answersLogoWhite

0

They cannot pass a law that goes into effect retroactively. This means that they can't make something that was done prior to their passing the law illegal. It prevents them from making people that did something they didn't like a criminal for something done months or even years earlier.

User Avatar

Wiki User

17y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What kind of laws is congress prohibited from passing?

The chic and the other is a great way for me is to make a living wage is not be a


What kind of laws is congress prohibited of passing?

There are no effective prohibitions - nothing that lawyers and activist judges can't get around.


Who has the power to enforce the 13th amendment by passing laws?

congress


What kind of laws in congress prohibition passing?

How Does The Bill of Rights limit congress's powers


The powers of congress include?

introducing and passing new laws.


The power of the congress includes?

introducing and passing new laws.


What did the Constitution forbid Congress from?

passing ex post facto laws


Which part of government has the writing and passing of laws as it and main duty?

Congress


Who is responsible for federal conspiracy laws?

For passing the laws: The US Congress For enforcing and prosecuting the laws: The US Justice Department.


Can Congress pass ex post facto laws?

No. Article I, Section 9, paragraph 3 of the Constitution prohibits Congress from passing ex post facto laws.


What do you call those activities used by interest groups to pressure congress into passing laws they support?

Lobbying is a common strategy used by interest groups to pressure members of Congress into passing laws they support. There are over 12,000 lobbyists in Washington, D.C.


What laws forbidden by US Constitution established that one cannot be accused of a crime if the crime was committed before the act was a crime?

Article I, Section 9, Clause 3 of the Constitution prohibts Congress from passing ex post facto laws. Bear in mind this applies to the Federal level only. States are also generally prohibited from passing such laws as well but these prohibitions would be found in state constitutions or statutes.

Trending Questions
What expressed power could have been used as a basis for this implied power? What happens if we turn in our marriage license late? How long does it take to seat a 12 panel jury for high profile criminal? How did people win the right to vote in the 1830s in Britain? Can a HOA acquire additional land and start calling it common land without changing the legal description? What does article 1 say? What did Jeffery Dahmer do to Steven Hicks? Why did paul get arrested? What can you tell a judge so you wont go to jail for not paying child support? What happens with the charges when someone presses felony charges on you when your on probation and the person is in jail when the court date appears? What are the primary emphases of probation supervision? At what age is it illegal to receive money over three hundred dollars? Can the legal guardian of a minor child file claim against the deceased parent's estate for the cost of caring for child. Both parents were deceased since 2004 I've had custody since then.? What does concuurent and consecutive mean? What are the most effective remedies for copyright infringement? Why left Tom bosley murder she wrote? What is a sentencing alternative that requires offenders to spend at least part of their time working for a community agency? How long does the sentencing process typically take in legal proceedings? Child got into trouble and is in a juvenile detention center does child support still have to be paid? Who wrote the original Letter From Hell?