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Why does Article I of the Constitution prohibit the passage of ex post facto laws?

A. Such laws would allow police officers to search a place or person without probable cause.
B. Such laws would make cariminals out of people who committed the act before it was illegal.
C. Such laws rob a person of their rights to a free and fair trial.
D. Such laws prevent a person from being arrested without knowing what they are being charged with.

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Answer:

C. Such laws rob a person of their rights to a free and fair trial.

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