In Country B, the government arrests political opponents and holds them in jail without filing charges and without a trial
What provision of the U.S. Constitution is designed to prevent such actions from occurring in this country except in times of war or civil war?
a. the prohibition against ex post facto laws
b. the provision for the writ of habeas corpus
c. the Full Faith and Credit Clause
d. extradition
e. the Eighth Amendment
b.
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Slavery remained an issue at the convention. In order to appease the South, what compromise was reached with respect to the counting of slaves? Slaves would be counted as _____ of a white individual.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction over which of the following cases?
a. appeals filed in state courts making their way from state supreme courts b. all civil cases (both state and federal) regardless of court of origin c. all cases affecting ambassadors, ministers, and consuls or when a state is a party d. all federal appellate cases must be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court at some point