Constitution Challenge

Eighth Amendment

Name(s) ________________________________________ Date _____________

Original language:
“Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.”

Your language: Decide which word is most relevant to the first word.

1. excessive
• extreme
• beyond a certain amount
• unusual

2. bail
• money in exchange for release from jail
• promised money
• exchange of goods

3. required
• set
• demanded
• written down

4. nor
• neither
• and no
• not

5. fines
• punishment
• punishment with money
• any type of payment for a crime

6. imposed
• left intact
• enforced
• made official by the judge or jury

7. cruel
• mean
• painful
• humiliating

8. unusual
• excessive
• strange
• beyond the normal routine

9. punishments
• jail time
• fines
• painful consequences

10. inflicted
• given
• assigned
• performed

Your words