Edwin Vargas 8th amendment

Introduction

                                                                                                                                            Edwin Vargas

                                                                                                                                                    1-23-14

                                                                                                                                         Performance #1

Amendment VIII

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

 

This Amendment says that citizens are protected from cruel and unusual punishments. Also, that we are protected from excessive bail.

 

Big Ideas

  • no Torture
  •  water boarding  
  • Military methods of getting information
  • Agents of shield methods of getting information
  • Interrogation

 

Task


                                         Edwin Vargas

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Technology


Big Idea #1:Torture


#1

Website:http://thinkprogress.org/security/2008/04/28/22390/scalia-60-minutes/

Fact: Torture does not apply to the 8th amendment


#2

Website:http://forums.roadbikereview.com/politics-only/scalia-interrogation-torture-ok-under-8th-amendment-121494-3.html

Fact: In a war soldiers can kill civilians if they are given the order and it does not violate any rules


#3

Website:http://blogs.findlaw.com/decided/2012/03/prison-nutraloaf-may-violate-8th-amendment.html

Fact: Nutraloaf is thought to violate the 8th amendment. Nutraloaf is the food served in prison.

#4

Website:http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100317165254AAgTPW9

Fact: Waterboarding and lethal injection do not violate the 8th amendment


#5

Website:http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080717141348AAJiscE

Fact: Torture is somewhat constitutional because it is not “punishment”. Punishment is when you have been founded guilty and been punish   

Process

        Edwin Vargas

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Performance task #3

  1. Torture

Is Torture a violation of the 8th amendment?

  1. Interrogation and water boarding

Is water boarding a violation of the 8th amendment?

  1. Soldiers killing civilians in war

Can soldiers killing civilians in a war violate the 8th amendment?

  1. Nutraloaf

Is prison food really a violation of the 8th amendment?

Evaluation

Seylon Gaspard

Panther: Edwin vargas

802

Technology/Design

 

 

2nd Amendment

http://content.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,1032435604001_2080292,00.html

  1. What right does the Second Amendment to the Constitution protect?  Do you think this protection is necessary? Why or why not? It protect the right to bear arms

This answer is correct

  1. Why do you think gun control is controversial? Because guns are used to kill people and they might fall into the wrong hands

This answer is great

  1. What laws would you propose regarding gun control?  How do you think the public would react to your ideas? We keep guns and people can buy armor. The public would probably like my idea

This is a good answer

Conclusion

Edwin Vargas

 

http://www.c-span.org/video/?c3964447/8th-amendment-arguement

 

What is this video talking about?

 

What is the major problem being presented?

 

What is the perspective of this video?