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Congress may not suspend __________ unless a national crisis requires it.

A. bills of attainder
B. the Bill of Rights
C. ex post facto laws
D. habeas corpus

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D. is the answer have a nice day

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Congress may not suspend "habeas corpus" unless a national crisis requires it, since this is one of the most fundamental human rights that the Founding Fathers wanted to protect. It has very rarely been suspended, with one of the most notable times taking place under Lincoln in the Civil War. 
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