Introduction
Amendment VIII
•Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Summarization
•This amendment is stating that cruel and unusual punishment will not be tolerated in the court of law, which includes excessive bail and fines.
Big Ideas:
•Torture •Water boarding •Prison Conditions •Atkins vs. Virginia
Task
Amendment VIII
- Torture
-http://www.sodahead.com/united-states/should-bush-be-investigated-for-waterboarding/question-1328791/?page=60&link=ibaf&q=&source=web - I learned that George Bush was torturing Khalid Sheik Mohammed by water boarding which is illegal in America and violates the 8th amendment.
- http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/does-death-penalty-violate-8th-amendment-396708 - This website talks about whether the death penalty is a violation of the 8th amendment, many people say that the punishment is not cruel or unusual due to the person’s crime.
- http://www.ask.com/question/how-did-the-8th-amendment-come-about - This website says why the 8th amendment was made, it was made due to the case of Titus Oates; he was convicted of perjury and was tortured by being whipped. - http://civilliberty.about.com/od/waronterror/ig/War-on-Terror-101/American-Torture.htm - This website talks about whether torture is justified or not. The creator of the website states “Torture is an excellent way to alienate potential informants and generate false leads, but has never been shown to reliably extract useful information.” - http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/29/world/struggle-for-iraq-treatment-prisoners-gi-s-are-accused-abusing-iraqi-captives.html
- This website talks about American soldiers torturing and sexually humiliating prisoners outside Baghdad.
- Prison Condition
- http://www.aele.org/law/Digests/jail88.html
- This website talks about a 25-year-old college student in a Drug Enforcement Administration; he was left without food or water for five days.
- Water boarding
- http://kendritas.blogspot.com/2008/02/waterboarding-violation-of-eighth.html
- This website talks about water boarding used after 5 years of being banned by George Bush in 2008.
- http://www.renewamerica.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=6841
- This website talks about the amendment 8 violates article IV of the constitution because water boarding can save lives due how it helps soldiers to interrogate.
Process
James Lherisson 701
1) Torture
• Why was the 8th amendment made?
2) Prison Conditions
• According to the website, how was the 8th amendment violated?
3) Water boarding
• Does the 8th amendment violate article IV of the constitution?
Evaluation
James Lherisson (Answered by Mark Grant) 2-28-14
Class 701 Visual Arts
Performance Task #4
http://content.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,1026395306001_2080302,00.html
•What document was the 8th amendment borrowed from?
The 8th amendment was borrowed from the English Bill of Rights of 1689 but it is not exactly the same, the American attribute was that it reflected on our anxieties about judges.
- Your answer is correct, I like the way you used language from the video to make your response stronger.
•Why was the 8th amendment created?
The 8th amendment was made to obviously protect citizens from cruel and unusual punishment, but also, to prevent federal judges to act and decide on their own without any laws to guide them.
- Your answer elaborates on preventing judges acting on their own, which makes your answer correct because the 8th amendment was based on our anxieties on judges in 1789 as stated in your response on the previous question.
•What does the 8th amendment protect minors (17 years old or younger) from?
The 8th amendment protects minors from being executed if committed a murder and minors cannot be subjected to life in prison without parole.
- Your answer is correct because you stated what minors are protected from while using language from the video.
Conclusion
James Lherisson 2-28-14
Class 701 Visual Arts
Performance Task #4
http://content.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,1026395306001_2080302,00.html
•What document was the 8th amendment burrowed from?
•Why was the 8th amendment created?
•What does the 8th amendment protect minors from?