Prohibited government acts : a reference guide to the United States Constitution
Traces the history of, and analyzes, the current status of the law on a number of prohibited acts forbidden to the federal government as prescribed in Article I, Section 9, of the United States Constitution.
xvi, 173 Seiten 25 cm
9780313313523, 0313313520
845523028
Series Foreword by Jack StarkForeword by Tom BarrettIntroductionA History of Prohibited Government ActsEnglish Common LawThe Constitutional ConventionThe Ratification DebateBefore the Civil WarBetween the Civil War and 1950The Current EraProhibited Government Acts and CommentaryClause 2: Suspending the Privilege of the Writ of Habeas CorpusClause 3: Bills of Attainder and Ex Post Facto LawsClause 5: Taxes on ExportsClause 6: Preferences to PortsClause 7: No Money to Be Drawn from the Treasury But by AppropriationClause 8: Titles and Gifts ProhibitedConclusionBibliographical EssayIndex