No Cruel or Unusual Punishment: A Look at the Eighth Amendment

David Machajewski

No Cruel or Unusual Punishment: A Look at the Eighth Amendment
Format
Paperback
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Country
United States
Published
30 December 2018
Pages
32
ISBN
9781538343081

No Cruel or Unusual Punishment: A Look at the Eighth Amendment

David Machajewski

When the U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1788, it had a major flaw: it failed to acknowledge individual rights. Early Americans were not pleased. They didn’t believe their new government was respecting their freedoms. Thus, the Bill of Rights was created. Readers will explore the history, significance, and controversy surrounding the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits cruel or unusual punishment. Primary sources, sidebars, and compelling stories, demonstrate how the amendment protects, and potentially harms, criminals. Historic and present-day examples of long-standing debates about the amendment’s controversial cruel and unusual clause further illustrate the amendment’s importance.

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