If you are talking about a bill, it is debated with the House of Representatives, and then sent to the President for signature.
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When Great Britain raised tariffs, this was unwise because "<span>Higher tariffs discouraged foreign trade" since all imported goods faced a tax before they could go to market.</span>
A law that makes illegal an act that was legal when committed, increases the penalties for an infraction after it has been committed, or changes the rules of evidence to make conviction easier.
It would be the constitutional principle of federalism that prohibits an individual state from declaring war, since although in this system power is shared between the central government and the states, it is the central government that ultimately has authority to make major decisions like this that affect the entire nation.
