
Understanding the Eighth Amendment

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Social Studies
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9th - 10th Grade
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Hard
Jennifer Brown
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5 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary purpose of the Eighth Amendment?
To allow cruel punishments
To promote unusual punishments
To encourage harsh penalties
To outlaw cruel and unusual punishment
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which historical document influenced the inclusion of the Eighth Amendment in the Bill of Rights?
The Federalist Papers
The Declaration of Independence
The English Bill of Rights
The Magna Carta
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why was the Eighth Amendment added to the Bill of Rights?
To allow the use of the rack
To prevent Congress from using cruel punishments
To promote political extortion
To increase the power of Congress
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is one of the major debates surrounding the Eighth Amendment today?
Whether it should allow life imprisonment for minor crimes
Whether it should encourage unusual punishments
Whether it should outlaw the death penalty
Whether it should permit public executions
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the Eighth Amendment protect citizens?
By allowing arbitrary arrests
By preventing excessive punishments
By promoting tyrannical justice
By encouraging public trials
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