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US Government
Ch.3 Sec 4 The Powers of Congress
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bill of attainder | a law that punishes a person for a crime without having a trial |
| copyright | a paper that gives someone the right to be the only person to copy, print, or sell a book, a piece of music or a work of art |
| counterfeiter | a person who makes fake money |
| Elastic Clause | the part of the Constitution that says Congress can make laws to help carry out its expressed power |
| ex post facto law | arresting someone or taking him or her to court for doing something that was not a crime at the time he or she did it |
| expressed powers | powers of Congress that are listed in the Constitution |
| habeas corpus | people cannot be held in jail without a good reason |
| implied powers | powers of Congress that are not listed in the Constitution |
| naturalization | becoming a citizen by choice rather than by birth |
| patent | a paper that says the inventor of a product owns the idea for the product |
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