Which situation violates the Eighth Amendment protections regarding criminal punishment?

Question

(1 point)
Responses

A protester is jailed for violent acts at a political rally.
A protester is jailed for violent acts at a political rally.

A person is sentenced to life in prison for shoplifting.
A person is sentenced to life in prison for shoplifting.

A person is sentenced to ten years imprisonment for assault and robbery.
A person is sentenced to ten years imprisonment for assault and robbery.

A judge orders that an accused person be jailed until bail is paid.
A judge orders that an accused person be jailed until bail is paid.
Question 7
Q 7

Why did the Constitutional Convention agree to the Three-Fifths Compromise?

(1 point)
Responses

To settle debates over the issue of counting the enslaved population for representation
To settle debates over the issue of counting the enslaved population for representation

To settle debates over the issue of abolishing the importation of enslaved people
To settle debates over the issue of abolishing the importation of enslaved people

To create a government based on the principle of federalism
To create a government based on the principle of federalism

To create a government with a bicameral legislature
To create a government with a bicameral legislature
Question 8
Q 8

Answer 1

Question 6: Which situation violates the Eighth Amendment protections regarding criminal punishment?

The correct answer is: A person is sentenced to life in prison for shoplifting.

This situation violates the Eighth Amendment, which prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishments. A life sentence for shoplifting is considered excessive and disproportionate to the crime.

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Question 7: Why did the Constitutional Convention agree to the Three-Fifths Compromise?

The correct answer is: To settle debates over the issue of counting the enslaved population for representation.

The Three-Fifths Compromise was reached to determine how slaves would be counted for purposes of representation in Congress and taxation. It established that each enslaved person would be counted as three-fifths of a person.