Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution

are the first ten amendments as well as the most critical components to the United States Constitution. Written by James Madison, and established in 1791, the Bill of Rights are still in place to this day and have an impact on the everyday lives of Americans. The Bill of Rights was pushed by Founding Fathers who believed the Constitution was not protecting the basic principles of human liberty. This being said, the Bill of Rights was the most influential document in United States history because…

I believe our Constitution, and constitutional rights, have been ignore as the American government gains more power over the citizens. The government has managed to violate our constitutional rights over the years. Many examples include amendments being ignored, our constitution not updated often along with the difficulty to amend it, and the president wanting to take actions into his own hands. Citizens can argue that their constitutional rights have been violated, and some have justice behind…

The United States of America has been blessed with the opportunity for the citizens to have freedom, rights, and liberty. There are other countries in the world that have oppressed citizens that are not granted any rights by the government, so Americans should be grateful they are not like them. The United States Constitution grants many rights to American to take advantage of, such as the freedom of speech, right to a jury trial, and voting rights. Freedom of speech is considered one of the…

The bill of rights also have something to do with the 12 most important amendments. Take these two examples. In the case of Westside Community School v Mergens, a student, Bridge Mergens, requested permission to create a Christian club, but the school rejected. That was said to be Unconstitutional because it violated the Equal Access Act. The school basically violated the first Amendment. The Court’s decision was that the Equal Access Act was not violated, but the student could…

George Bush, 2005 State of the Union In 2005, the brothers were arrested, detained and denied bond on sealed indictments. At the time, the United States had policies, which grossly interfered with legal representation of defendants accused of drug trafficking. The policies interfere with a defendant’s right to retain an attorney of choice. The policies also subject attorneys accepting payment for a legal defense to criminal charges under money laundering laws. In the United States, every…

This is a great fast past interpretation of the Colorado Constitution. This chapter in the book “The Constitutionalism of America States,” is a good representation of how and why the Colorado constitution was formed. Dr. Vicki Bollenbacher, the author of this chapter “two Sides of Colorado, Amplified through Constitutional Redesign,” goes into some detail about the history as well as the ins and outs of the Colorado Constitution. The thesis for this chapter to me would have to be the very…

The 16th amendment was a transformational event in the history of the United States Constitution by which an unregulated direct federal tax on all of the money a person makes in one year was authorized. The amendment reversed the preceding Constitutional tax structure prohibiting such taxes under which the American people had grown to be the freest and most optimistic people in the history of the world who were all in favor of a much different structure under which the scandal ridden and deeply…

The United States decided that they needed a stronger document to live by. Originally, the United States followed The Articles of Confederation, which was very weak. At the Constitutional Convention in 1787, delegates from each state voted for the stronger document, the U.S. Constitution. The U.S. Constitution established laws, the national government, and guaranteed certain rights for each and every U.S. citizen. The Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787. The United States Constitution…

A Restricted Government: The People’s Responsibility Under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, one is granted the freedom of speech and the freedom to peacefully gather/petition, among five total rights granted under the First Amendment. As a result of this powerful amendment, Americans are able to take part in their civic responsibilities without having to fear that they might receive some form of punishment because of their opinions. Americans can also take part in their…

(TS) The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution says: “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted” which forbids the federal government from executing overly severe penalties on criminal defendants as punishment for crime after conviction. (PS) However, capital punishment violates the Eighth Amendment because a death row inmate will suffer extreme pain from a lethal injection that it should be considered cruel and…