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Which amendment protects citizens from cruel or unusual punishment?

Third
fifth
Eighth
Tenth

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Eighth

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User EmKay
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It would be the "Eighth Amendment" that protects citizens from cruel or unusual punishment, since the Founding Fathers wanted to ensure that the US government did not endorse or practice any type of tyranny.
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