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What does the 8th amendment protect?
excessive bail and fines; and also cruel punishment it was there to excessive bail and fines; and also cruel punishment The eighth amendment does not allow crueal and unusual punishments such as disemboweling, beheading, and pulling you into four pieces by horses. They did declare the death penalty unconstitutional until 1976, since then 628 inmates have been executed. The most common way to kill is by lethal injection, which takes about 7 minutes to do so.
What is important about the eighth amendment?
The 8th Amendment is important because it protects the individual from excessive bail or fines, and from "cruel and unusual punishments." The "cruel and unusual punishments" clause has been the most important and the most widely debated. The court has ruled that punishments involving lingering deaths (such as quartering and burning at the stake) are banned by this amendment, but not other forms of capital punishment.
Which amendment of the US Constitution protects Americans from cruel and unusual punishment?
The Eighth Amendment to the US Constitution was an original part of the Constitution called the Bill of Rights. This amendment reads as follows: Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
What does Bill of Rights say about bail?
The eighth amendment in the bill of rights prohibits the application of excessive bail.
What was the 8 amendment and why did America want this amendment?
The 8th amendment was passed prohibiting the federal government from imposing excessive bail, excessive fines or cruel and unusual punishment.
