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The amendment guarantees that we get a fair punishment that isn’t cruel or unusual. Unfair punishments can include excessive fines or bails. It also means that we can’t sentence very harsh punishments for a small crime.

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Hi I’m Sebastian and I’m going to tell you what the eighth amendment allows Americans to do.The eighth amendment protects the people’s right to be treated fairly and reasonably punished when they break a law. Courts can charge people fines, or money, for breaking the law. It also forbids excessive bail.

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The image below shows the Eighth Amendment. It show that fines can’t be excessive.

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The Eighth Amendment allows fair punishments that are not unreasonable. The Eighth Amendment also forbids excessive bails. Bail is the money that someone has to pay to to get out of jail while awaiting a trial.

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This image shows the punishment for committing a crime.

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Hi i am Gio I am going to tell you what the amendment prohibits.The Eighth Amendment protects citizens rights to be fair and reasonable punishment when they break the law. Courts can sentence criminals to time in a jail cell, Like this one. But this amendment forbids cruel and unusual punishments, Like cutting of a thief's hand.

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The picture shows someone getting a parking ticket. This amendment says that you cannot charge people excessive fines for crimes.

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The picture in the book shows the jail cell.

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Protects the people’s right to be treated fairly and reasonably  punished when they break a law. Courts can charge peopley fines, or money, for breaking the law. It also forbids excessive bail.

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Protects the people’s right to be treated fairly and reasonably  punished when they break a law. Courts can charge peopley fines, or money, for breaking the law. It also forbids excessive bail.

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The Eighth Amendment protects American citizens from cruel and unusual punishments. For example, those punishments can include a death sentence for a small crime or excessive fines.

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We see the amendment in action when someone goes to jail. Then they rot in jail from The Eighth Amendment which forbids people to get bailed most of the time. Also, you would see someone pay $250.00 for a parking ticket instead of $2000.00

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We can see this amendment in action during court cases and sentencing. When the judge is giving out sentences they have to make it fair and not cruel or unusual. Another situation is when the police give out fines. They can’t make it excessive because that is against the 8th Amendment.

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The image below shows the Eighth Amendment. It shows how parking tickets can’t be excessive. For example, a parking that costs $1,000 is against the Eighth Amendment.

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We can see the amendment in action when the judge gives out sentencing or punishments. They make sure that the punishment isn’t excessive, cruel, or unusual. If it was either excessive, cruel, or unusual then they would break the law. We can also see this with the police. If they were handing out excessive fines they would also be breaking the law.

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8th Amendment