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Denied Powers of Government

Denied Powers of Government. Unit 3: The Constitution. What do you think the national government is NOT allowed to do?. Violate the Bill of Rights Put export taxes among states Use money from the Treasury Department without approval Change state boundaries Grant title of nobility

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Denied Powers of Government

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  1. Denied Powers of Government Unit 3: The Constitution

  2. What do you think the national government is NOT allowed to do? • Violate the Bill of Rights • Put export taxes among states • Use money from the Treasury Department without approval • Change state boundaries • Grant title of nobility • Permit slavery (13th amend.) • Deny citizens the right to vote (15th and 19th amend.)

  3. What do you think the state governments are NOT allowed to do? • Enter treaties with other countries • Print money • Tax imports or exports • Violate the Constitution • Take away a person’s rights without due process (DPL!!)

  4. #1: Bills of Attainder • Punishing people without a trial - VIOLATES DPL!! Ex. – ALL citizens are given a trial before being found guilty or innocent.

  5. #2: Ex-Post Facto Laws • Laws that criminalize acts that were previously legal • Cannot be punished for performing an act if it was done while legal Ex. –drinking at the age of 18 before the legal age became 21.

  6. #3: Suspension of Habeas Corpus • Illegally “obtaining” (jailing) someone without there being enough evidence • CAN ONLY HAPPEN IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, CRISIS, OR THREAT TO CITIZENS SAFETY! Ex. – during Civil War, Lincoln suspended the rights of some individuals and jailed them.

  7. What denied power is this? Ex- Post Facto Laws – change of drinking age!

  8. What denied power is this? Bills of Attainder – right to a trial!

  9. What denied power is this? Suspension of Habeas Corpus – cannot be illegally jailed!

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