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List three ways in which the Constitution limits the powers of Congress.

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Answer:

Pass ex post facto laws, which outlaws acts after they have already been committed.

Pass bills of attained, which punish individuals outside of the court system.

suspended the writ of habeas corpus, a court order requiring the federal government to charge individuals arrested for crimes.

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The U.S Constitution achieved limited government through a separation of powers: "horizontal" separation of powers distributed power among branches of government(the legislature, the executive, and the judiciary, each of which provide a check on the powers of the other);"vertical" separation of powers(federalism)

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Answer: 1. Frequent Elections 2. Commander in Chief 3. Judicial Review

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I just know cause my school taught me it

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