How can punishment violate the Eighth Amendment?
What will be an ideal response?
To be valid, a law must specify the punishment to be applied for violation of the law. If that punishment is in violation of the Eighth Amendment, which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment , it may be declared unconstitutional.
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What will be an ideal response?
Identify the mode of adaptation that is characterized by the rejection of legitimate cultural goals and the institutionalized means of attaining them.
A. conformity B. innovation C. retreatism D. ritualism
According to the NCVS __________ victims are disproportionately represented in all crimes of violence
a. Hispanics c. Native Americans/Alaska Natives b. whites d. African American
Grounded theory is not built from qualitative field observations
Indicate whether the statement is true or false