What is “Cruel and Unusual Punishment”?: A Focus on the Eighth Amendmen Attendance Quiz

First Name

Last Name

Excessive bail

Cruel and unusual punishment

A trial by jury

Both (a) and (b)

Birthright citizenship in the US, and the rights and responsibilities that entails, also includes citizenship in each of the states.

States cannot make laws which violate citizens’ right to life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.

States cannot make laws which violate the precept of equal protection under the law.

None of the above

Whether the death penalty violated the 4th Amendment right to life, liberty, and property

Whether the death penalty violated the 1st Amendment right to freedom of expression

Whether the death penalty was considered cruel and unusual under the 8th Amendment

Whether the death penalty fell under the concept of due process of law