The supreme court resuscitates the eighth amendment. This unit encourages critical thinking, debate and discussion, and research skills. Court government website archived may 16, 2008, at the wayback machine pdf file. Eighth amendment united states constitution britannica. Constitution of sri lankaeighth amendment wikisource. The bill of rights were proposed and sent to the states by the first session of the first congress. The interactive constitution is available as a free app on your mobile device. Use the student observations about the symbol to start a broader discussion about the 8th amendment, what the students will be doing, and why they are going to be doing it.
The excessive bail clause of the eighth amendment to the united states constitution prohibits. Irelands lifesaving provision publication of actuarial report september 7th, 2016 pro life campaign, 60 clifton house lwr fitzwilliam st, dublin 2 lifecampaign. Constitution says about punishment in the 8th amendment. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines im posed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. This act may be cited as the eighth amendment to the constitution. The excessive fines clause surfaces among other places in cases of civil and criminal forfeiture, for example when property is seized during a drug raid. The eighth amendment amendment viii of the united states constitution prohibits the federal. Pdf the eighth amendments prohibition of cruel and unusual. An overview of the 8th amendment constitution of united. Most often mentioned in the context of the death penalty, the eighth amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishments, but also mentions excessive fines and bail. Have the students describe the details of the symbol and identify what they think they will discuss during the lesson. The 8th amendment to the united states constitution protects american citizens accused of a crime from being held on an amount of bail that.
The eighth amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment, but its normative. Well also talk about why this amendment was added in the first place. The 8th amendment by leanne vargas, miriam godinez, peter pham, armando sandoval, and abel marin, santa ana college summer 2012. The eighth amendment s excessive fines clause is an incorpo. An amendment to the united states constitution that prohibits the imposition of excessive fines, excessive bail, and cruel and unusual punishment. Section 2 amendment of article 33 of the constitution of the democratic socialist republic of sri lanka. The conditions within many american prisons have made the pe nal system a national. Eighth amendment, amendment 1791 to the constitution of the united states, part of the bill of rights, that limits the sanctions that may be imposed by the criminal justice system on those accused or convicted of criminal behaviour. The eighth amendment is a part of the bill of rights, which are the first 10 amendments to the united states constitution and the framework to elucidate upon the freedoms of the individual. In august 2015, an indiana trial court agreed with timbs. Constitutional lawthe eighth amendment and prison reform. Room 311 has developed a unit on the 8th amendment for your civics, government or criminal law class. The court of appeals of indiana affirmed, but the indiana supreme court reversed, holding that the excessive fines clause constrains only federal action and is inapplicable to state impositions. It contains three clauses, which limit the amount of bail.