The correct answer is B) a bill of attainder.
Congress declares a person to be guilty of a crime without having been given a trial. This is an example of a bill of attainder.
This is a legal term that refers to when Congress determines that an individual or a group of people must be punished without a trial. This term is also known as a writ of attainder, allows Congress to declare a person guilty of a crime and establish the type of punishment he(she/they will receive without the right of a trial.
