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How did the 8th Amendment protect the people?
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How did the 8th Amendment protect the people?

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It protected the people by not allowing cruel punishment and not allowing excessive bails for not that bad of a crime
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This amendment prohibits the federal government from imposing unduly harsh penalties on criminal defendants, either as the price for obtaining pretrial release or as punishment for crime after conviction.

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