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 * __Mr.Welsh Period 2 By: Olivia D, Brandon C, and Marco G__**

= __8th Amendment__ = Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.media type="youtube" key="vG8waVVl5SY" height="295" width="480"
 * What is the 8th ammendment?**

How did the issues which prompted the creation of your amendment compare with the issues they are applied to today? It was ratified on december 15th 1791. This amendment took 2 years to become an amendment.
 * Essential question:**
 * When was it ratified?**

The amendment was made by the British parlement and was transfered to the American Bill of Rights.
 * Who made the amendment?**

It didn't affect so much the people, but the criminals might have not had to suffer death but maybe 1 year in jail.
 * How did the 8th amendment affect the people?**

Then people who did a little crime could have a harsh punishment for no reason.
 * What would happen if there was no eighth amendment?**

Five fourthes of the states agreed and disagreed.
 * Did everyone agree on the amendment?**

George Washington was the president at the time. He took office on april 30th, 1783 and left office on march 4th, 1797.
 * Who was the president at the time?**

It was made to keep the courts from giving inapropriate punishments for crimes.
 * Why was it made?**

There were many cruel punishments going on like the electric chair, the firing squad, and also being hung. media type="youtube" key="Rr_xiVPqE2o" height="344" width="425" Article Title: __Teen gets 18 to life in slaying__ Date of article: Tuesday, January 6, 2009 Source: //The Journal News//
 * What were some of the** **cruel** **punishments going on at the time?**
 * Olivia's Current event:**

Nyanda Charley, a 19 year old man, shot a security guard and was sentenced to 18 years in prison. This took place in Mount Vernon on East Lincoln Avenue. A group of teenagers, Nyanda Charley was one of them, were throwing eggs at cars on Halloween 2007. Neville Webb, a security guard, approached them and told them to go home. This was when Nyanda Charley shot him twice, once in the chest and once in the head.

Now, the punishments fit the crimes. If he committed the crime a few hundred years ago, it might be different. He might have gotten only 2 years in prison

Article Title:** Prison for Krzyston is unfair and won’t curb underage drinking by Sandra chungSource: Google news Link to article:http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2009/01/14770/prison-for-krzyston-is-unfair-and-wont-curb-underage-drinking/
 * Marco's current event:

This article is about a man named Alexander Krzyston who is being charged with murder, because he sold alcohol to under aged students. One of the students he sold it to got too drunk and died from alcohol poisoning. The cops are not even sure that Krzyston sold the alcohol to Matthew Sunshine (the student who was killed). They are charging him with murder but it was not Kryston who forced Matthew to drink, he ashed him for the alcohol and decited to get drunk. I think Krzyston should only be charged with selling alcohol to underaged students. I think under the bill of rites he should be protected by the 8th ammendment and should not be charged with murder because he didnt really kill Matthew. So Krzyston is getting chared for something he didnt do. That's unfair.

Article title: [|Study of the 8th amendment] Source: Springer link
 * Brandon's current event:**

This article is about how a court was trying to decide wether or not a juveniles should or should not get a deth penalty. Some former jurors voted in a hypothetical case if the juveniles should get executed or not. The defendants ages could be 10, 15, 16, and 19. Almost all the voters voted for execution but it would really depend on the defendants age and the way they acted in court.This was all dicussed by a court and it was all funded by the American Physcology Association. The court thought that there were some implications dealing with the juvenile death penalty. I learned that this article explained that death penalties could not only serve as punishment for adults in crime, but could also be used for a punishment in juvenile crimes.