finally, section 3 talks about punishment for people found guilty of treason. it gives congress the power to decide the punishment. however, there is one punishment that the constitution does not allow: punishing a person's family and descendants for that person's crime. in english law, if a person was convicted of treason, their punishment would include an "attainder" (also called a "corruption of blood"). this meant that not only the person, but their family and heirs, would be punished and thought of as guilty. once a person was "attainted," they would be executed. however, their heirs would also lose the right to inherit that person's land, property, or money.