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"Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted"
What is the 8th Amendment
100
This amendment has it's roots in the English Bill of Rights and the Virginia Declaration of Rights
What is the 8th Amendment
100
This provision of the 8th amendment prevents the government from setting excessive fees to get out of jail
What is excessive bail
100
There are ___ provisions (clauses) in the 8th Amendment
What is 3
100
This provision of the 8th amendment prevents the government from giving outlandish fines
What is excessive fines
200
This supreme court decision DID NOT ban the death penalty, but did limit it's scope
What is Furman v. Georgia
200
This is the sound a platypus makes
what is [platypus noises]
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This case established that the death penalty cannot be given to anyone under the age of 18 at the time of the offense
What is Roper v. Simmons
200
What is domestic assault
200
This is a term to describe the government taking your stuff
What is civil asset forfeiture
300
This group pushed for the inclusion of the 8th amendment in the Bill of Rights
Who were the Anti-Federalists
300
This unanimous supreme court case established that protection from excessive fines is "fundamental to our scheme of ordered liberty"
What is Timbs v. Indiana
300
This was the dominant method of execution used in America and was adopted from English practice
What is hanging
300
This case determined the 8th amendment, as then practiced was unconstitutional
What is Furman v. Georgia
300
This amendment contains the taking clause
What is the 5th amendment
400
This case approved "guided discretion" in the administration of the death penalty
What is Gregg v. Georgia
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When administering the death penalty, the punishment must be proportional to the crime. This is called ____
What is proportionality
400
The case of ____ inspired the English to write protections against cruel and unusual punishment into the English Bill of Rights
Who is Titus Oates
400
When administering civil asset forfeiture, the government brings legal action against
What is property
400
This supreme court case centered on the "arbitrariness" of the death penalty and ultimately degraded the power of the 8th amendment
What is Furman v. Georgia
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A ________ moratorium on executions emerged in the 1960's as legal challenges to the practice mounted across America
What is de facto
500
This supreme court established "evolving standards of decency"
What is Gregg v. Georgia
500
This practice is a potential violation of the 4th, 5th, and 8th amendments
What is civil asset forfeiture
500
This case incorporated the excessive fines clause to the states
What is Timbs v. Indiana
500
This founding father was the most prominent anti-federalist calling for a bill of rights
Who was George Mason