Which of the following statements is true of a bill of attainder?
a. it inflicts punishment on particular persons without granting them the right to a trial.
b. it prohibits cruel and unusual punishments.
c. it is an order requiring that an official bring a specified prisoner into court and explain to the judge why the prisoner is being held in jail.
d. it punishes individuals for committing an act that was legal when the act was committed.
e. it requires the state governments protect their citizens’ rights.

Which of the following is not a common characteristic of agricultural villages throughout the world?

“a monarchy is indeed the most powerful of any… but then there is imminent danger of his employing that strength to improvident or oppressive purposes.”—william blackstone, commentaries on the laws of england which of the following documents addressed blackstone’s concern in this quote? the magna carta, because it limited the power of the king. common sense, because it encouraged american colonists to declare independence. the mayflower compact, because it created a government and the first written laws for plymouth settlers. the english bill of rights, because it later influenced the u. s. bill of rights.

How did shays' rebellion reveal the need for a revision of the articles of confederation? a) shays' rebellion exposed the weakness of the central government as written in the articles of confederation. b) shays' rebellion strengthened the ideas of the anti-federalists in the need for a strong national government. c) shays' rebellion illustrated the need for organized local government factions to handle situations such as this. d) shays' rebellion encouraged others to rebel and eventually led to the overthrow of the first established government in the united states.