8th Amendment

What right is NOT included in the 8th Amendment?

• Excessive Bail shall not be required

• No excessive fines imposed

• No double Jeopardy

• No cruel or unusual punishment

True or False: The 8th Amendment has changed overtime

• True

• False

What is an example of Cruel and Unusual Punishment?

• 50 years in Prison

• Torturing the criminal

• $100,000 bail

• Community Service

The Court doesn't believe any punishment is "cruel and unusual" if someone is a criminal.

• True

• False

Whether a punishment is "cruel and unusual" under the Constitution often depends on the details of the situation.

• True

• False

"Cruel and unusual" under the Constitution might be different from your personal definition of what is "cruel and unusual."

• True

• False