An action that criminalizes an act after it occurs is a(n) ______.

a. unconstitutional ex post facto law
b. “closing the barn door after the horse is out” law
c. bill of attainder
d. habeas corpus law
e. exclusionary rule type of law

a. unconstitutional ex post facto law

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A) agenda setting. B) selection bias. C) equal time. D) policymaking. E) journalistic bias.

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The First Amendment states that Congress shall make no law prohibiting the "free exercise" of religion. It may, however,

A) make laws that impose a special burden on religion. B) bind religions to laws that bind all others. C) refuse to keep church and state separate. D) make laws respecting the establishment of a religion. E) declare an official religion for ceremonial purposes.

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