Excessive bail shall not be required,
nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Vocabulary:
bail: payment given by a person
accused of a crime so he/she can be released from jail as a promise to submit
to the court and not escape or avoid the courts.
Rewrite Amendment in your own words
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Discussion Questions:
The phrase "cruel and unsual
punishment" has been used to criticize the death penalty and other
punishments. Debate the limits of this phrase in the amendment.