Under the __________ of the U.S.Constitution,a person can be convicted of a crime only if his or her actions constituted a crime at the time they occurred.

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The Ex Post Facto Clause of the U.S. Constitution prohibits laws that retroactively criminalize actions that were not illegal at the time they were committed. This ensures that individuals are not unfairly punished for actions that were legal when they were performed.