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=The 8th Amendment= Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

Description
The 8th amendment protects us from cruel punishment that when a bail happens it just makes the person come back for the trail



Historical Applications
//How has this amendment been challenged, defined, applied, or maybe even ignored? Do some research to see if the Supreme Court has made any decisions affecting the amendment you are studying. How have those decisions made a difference in how it is applied today?// Tennessee became the first state to use drugs to kill people in the cases Waters v.s Texas the Supreme Court agreed with the lower courts that $million dollar is not too much money to paying that much money in not punishable or violating the 8th amendment that his case was to much money to pay. there were 11 states to use electric chair

Today's Application
//In what ways is this amendment still applied for today's society? How is this being redefined for our generation? Do some research to see if there are any organizations that are promoting an aspect of this amendment and share what they say here.//

The 8th amentmen is used today by life in prison; and by a bail from jail in cases you do have to come back. And if the person doesn't come back the bail lenders with come find the person.

Media: Not a separate section!!!
This is not to be a separate section, but I want to make sure you don't leave these things out. As you're researching and building this page, be sure to add relevant media here: pictures, videos, and links to other pages make your work relevant and meaningful. **In the end, delete this entire section.** http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/bill_of_rights/media/eight.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmelin_v._Michigan http://th8thamendment.weebly.com/past-court-cases.html