Tag: BI
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Bills of Attainder
Bills of Attainder (Powers Denied to Congress)"Bills of attainder . . . are such special acts of the legislature, as inflict capital punishments upon persons supposed to be guilty of high offences, such as treason and felony, without any conviction in the ordinary course of judicial proceedings…
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Bills of Credit
Bills of Credit (Powers Denied to the States)Within the sense of the Constitution, bills of credit signify a paper medium of exchange, intended to circulate between individuals, and between the government and individuals, for the ordinary purposes of society. It is immaterial whether the quality of …
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Bituminous Coal Conservation Act
Bituminous Coal Conservation ActThe third measure to be disallowed was the Guffey-Snyder Bituminous Coal Conservation Act of 1935.1 The statute created machinery for the regulation of the price of soft coal, both that sold in interstate commerce and …
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Bicameralism
BicameralismFor the Framers, historical and contemporary examples of both unicameral and bicameral legislatures abounded. Following the Revolution, a number of state legislatures were created unicameral, and the Continental Congress, limited in power as it was, consisted of one house. On the other h…