In the context of the three important precedents of sentencing set by the Supreme Court in the Weems v. United States case, courts may decide whether a punishment is unnecessarily cruel with regard to _____.
A. family responsibilities
B. physical pain
C. historical interpretations
D. the gender of the offender
Answer: B
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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