I am surprised I didn't know any of these things. Seems I have so much to learn.

<h2>Glossary</h2>
<h3>bill of attainder</h3>
<p>a legislative action declaring someone guilty without a trial; prohibited under the Constitution</p>
<h3>concurrent powers</h3>
<p>shared state and federal powers that range from taxing, borrowing, and making and enforcing laws to establishing court systems</p>
<h3>devolution</h3>
<p>a process in which powers from the central government in a unitary system are delegated to subnational units</p>
<h3>elastic clause</h3>
<p>the last clause of Article I, Section 8, which enables the national government “to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying” out all its constitutional responsibilities</p>
<h3>ex post facto law</h3>
<p>a law that criminalizes an act retroactively; prohibited under the Constitution</p>
<h3>federalism</h3>
<p>an institutional arrangement that creates two relatively autonomous levels of government, each possessing the capacity to act directly on the people with authority granted by the national constitution</p>
<h3>full faith and credit clause</h3>
<p>found in Article 4, Section 1 of the Constitution, this clause requires states to accept court decisions, public acts, and contracts of other states; also referred to as the comity provision</p>
<h3>privileges and immunities clause</h3>
<p>found in Article 4, Section 2 of the Constitution, this clause prohibits states from discriminating against out-of-staters by denying such guarantees as access to courts, legal protection, and property and travel rights</p>
<h3>unitary system</h3>
<p>a centralized system of government in which the subnational government is dependent on the central government, where substantial authority is concentrated</p>
<h3>writ of habeas corpus</h3>
<p>a petition that enables someone in custody to petition a judge to determine whether that person’s detention is legal</p>

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