excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
the 8th amendment is basically saying that the accused should not be severely punished if the crime was not that severe. and the punishment should not be that... un-bad (??) if the crime is serious.
It means that if you're arrested for an alleged crime you will not be offered bail that is far beyond an amount solely because it makes you stay incarcerated because the judicial system wants. And that there cannot be a punishment that is humanely mean and unorthodox beyond a set punishment by law.
It reads: Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. The Cato Institute sells a handy-dandy pocket version of The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America for about $2 each online at www.cato.org. I keep one beside my computer, and I carry another in my purse at all times.
The Eighth Amendment guarantees all US citizens the right to reasonable bail and freedom from cruel and unusual punishment.
Bans cruel and unusual punishment, and excessive fines or bail
The 8th amendment contains this: Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
The eighth amendment protects citizens from cruel, and unusual punishments.
Amendment means to make certain changes in a bill, law or constitution. But it is famously known for adding, removing & making changes in a constitution.
A revision of, or addition to, a constitution
Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
an amendment
The 6th Amendment of the Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights is the first 10 Amendments of the Constitution. The Bill of Rights were introduced by James Madison to the First United States Congress in 1789. The Bill of Rights were ratified in 1791.
You have to send a letter to the president and ask him and/or tell him what amendment to put in (amendment mean changes to the constitution)
a change in the constitution
the change of the Constitution is an amendment
Amendment means to make certain changes in a bill, law or constitution. But it is famously known for adding, removing & making changes in a constitution.
The Constitution ended slavery in 1865 with the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution. It was adopted shortly after the end of the Civil War.
Do you mean "What is a change to the U.S Constitution?" if so the answer is an amendment if not ask somebody else sorry!
The 2nd Amendment refers to the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution. It does not compare to the Constitution, it is part OF the Constitution.
Do you mean is it an amendment to the Constitution? No, it was not an Amendment to the Constitution. The 13th Amendment was passed in 1865, after the Civil War ended to make slavery illegal. The Emancipation Proclamation was delivered early in 1863.
Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland happened in 1992.
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If you mean the US constitution, then yes, by amendment. But it's important to note that the US constitution is quite unusual in that an amendment doesn't mean a change, just an extra bit of text added to the end.
Do you mean "What is a change to the U.S Constitution?" if so the answer is an amendment if not ask somebody else sorry!