8th Amendment

One protection under the 8th amendment

• Due Process of Law

• Right to Trial of Jury

• Excessive Bails

• Rights to the people

Who does the 8th Amendment affect?

• Federal Government

• State Government

• The People

• Jury

One protection under the 8th amendment

• Cruel and unusual punishments

• Trial by a Jury

• Speech

• Quartering of Soldiers

What is the purpose of the 8th Amendment

• All of the above

• Allows the Federal Government to do whatever they want

• Allows the Federal Government to impose harsh penalties on criminal defendants

• Prohibits the Federal Government from imposing unduly harsh penalties on criminal defendants

An example of cruel and unusual punishments

• Death Penalty

• Expensive bails

• Long unnecessary sentences

• All of the above

Which is not an example of the 8th Amendment?

• Being sentenced to an unfair amount of time

• $100 fine for littering

• 1 million dollars for a speeding ticket

• 900K for stealing

This is not an example of the 8th Amendment

• Being sentenced to death row for stealing gum

• Being sentenced to death row for running a red light

• Being sentenced to death row for murdering more than 5 people

• None of the above