Activity
Eighth Amendment Over Time Graphic Organizer
A graphic organizer to engage students with the historical treatment of the death penalty from Jamestown Colony through the 21st century.
Directions
Complete the graphic organizer following the instructions given by your teacher. Please note the first two are pre-constitutional, therefore pre-Eighth Amendment.
Guiding Question
- How have different states applied the Eighth Amendment to the death penalty for convicted criminals?
- How has the Supreme Court interpreted the Constitution in death penalty decisions made in states?
Objectives
- I can explain how the concept of cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment has been applied over time at the state and federal levels.