In Weems v. United States (1910), the Court stated three general findings regarding cruel and unusual punishment. To which constitutional amendment do these findings apply?

A. the Eighth Amendment
B. the Fifth Amendment
C. the Sixth Amendment
D. the Fourteenth Amendment


Answer: A

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A. 11 B. 21 C. 41 D. 31

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