Question

Why is the 8th amendment important?

Answer 1

The Eighth Amendment (Amendment VIII) to the United States Constitution is the part of the United States Bill of Rights (ratified December 15, 1791) prohibiting the federal government from imposing excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishment.

basically honey... No one wants to get cruelly or punished wrongly...so theirs a law against abuse

Answer 2

It is so that the federal government can't impose excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishment.
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