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Cruel and Unusual Punishment and Constitutional Rights Graphic Organizer

Crime  Punishment  Does it violate the Eighth Amendment? Why or why not? 
 

 

Shoplifting $1,000 worth of items 

 

 

A few months in jail 
 

 

 

Vandalizing public property 

 

 

 

50 years in jail 
 

 

Murder 

 

 

Death penalty 
 

Rape 

 

 

A judge sets bail at $100,000 for a low-income accused individual while waiting for the trial to begin