MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE BILL OF RIGHTS THE CONSTITUTIONS FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS
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Question
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Which Amendment protects a persons right to cruel and unusual punishments?
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Amendment 1
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Amendment 8
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Amendment 10
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Detailed explanation-2: -It contains three clauses, which limit the amount of bail associated with a criminal infraction, the fines that may be imposed, and also the punishments that may be inflicted. The Eighth Amendment comes almost verbatim from the English Bill of Rights (1689).
Detailed explanation-3: -Eighth Amendment The ban was adopted by American colonists in some colonial legislation, and was also included in most of the original state constitutions. It became part of the U.S. Bill of Rights in 1791 as the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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