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Which section of the Constitution prohibit cruel and unusual punishment?
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The Eighth Amendment
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How much jail time may one get for cruel and unusual punishment?
Cruel and unusual punishment is not a crime. The constitution protects Americans from cruel and unusual punishment from the state.
What two types of punishments does the Constitution prohibit?
The Eighth Amendment to the US Constitution prohibits "cruel and unusual punishments."
Who was against cruel and unusual punishment?
Many people are against cruel and unusual punishment. It is against the 8th Amendment of the United States Constitution.
Which amendment in the constitution deals with cruel and unusual punishment?
The 8th amendment
Which amendment to the Constitution covers cruel and unusual punishment?
The eighth Amendment.
The rights to be free from cruel and unusual punishment is guaranteed by the?
The right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment is guaranteed by the United States Constitution. The particular part of the Constitution which states this freedom is the 8th Amendment.
Which amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment-?
Cruel and unusual punishment is prohibited by the Eighth Amendment, which is part of the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution in 1791. Please support commonsense grammar.
If the constitution goes against capital punishment why do state still do it?
Technically the United States Constitution does not go against capital punishment per se. The Constitution prevents people from receiving cruel and unusual punishment. As far as the death penalty goes it is debated by many if it in fact is cruel and unusual. It can be argued that it is cruel and unusual because the system is biased so that more African Americans and more people will be executed.
Why does the constitution support the death penalty?
The American Constitution doesn't prevent the Death Penalty, which is not the same as supporting.Another View: The US Constitution does not address Capital Punishment anywhere in the document. The only restriction on any type of punishment that is addressed in the Constitution is a prohibition agaionst "cruel and unusual punishment."
The Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution relates to what rights?
Protection against cruel and unusual punishment.
Which right did members of the Constitutional Convention adopt from the English Bill of Rights?
The Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment provision in the US Constitution was originally found in the English Bill of Rights.
Amendment that says a person cannot be given cruel or unusual punishment?
The 8th Amendment of the US Constitution guarantees that there will be no cruel or unusual punishment. This amendment was intended for those faced with criminal accusations and convictions.
