POLS 431 Study Guide - Afro-Caribbean, Ex Post Facto Law, Orthodox Judaism
Document Summary
Bill of attainer: imposition of a punishment against an individual. Corporations (including cities) and individuals differ in that. Civil right- protected through the government; rights afforded by. Civil liberty- protected from the government; assertion of rights (free. Contracts clause: no state shall pass a law impairing the obligation of. Only 4 civil liberties written in to constitution. If the states were scared about the over-reaching of power, they would have included it in their own constitutions and. Takings clause and imminent domain clause prior to the 14th amendment. Still applies limitedly in light of 14th amendment. Though a federal question was raised, this was just a tort case. Holding: because the 5th amendment is not explicitly stated to the. Three views on government and religion [establishment clause]: Jefferson"s wall of seperation between church and state, no. Wall prohibiting governemtn from encouraging or aiding one religon. Merely prohibits the establishment of an official religion.
