Question

Which situation violates the Eighth Amendment protections regarding criminal punishment?

(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

Answer 1

The situation that violates the Eighth Amendment protections regarding criminal punishment is:

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

This is considered a violation because the punishment of life imprisonment for a non-violent crime such as shoplifting is seen as cruel and unusual punishment, which the Eighth Amendment prohibits.