Which amendment protects people from being punished to 100 years in prison for stealing a candy bar? A. 1 stAmendment B. 2 ndAmendment C. 8 thAmendment D. 10 thAmendment

In 1791, this same prohibition became the central component of the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution. When the United States Constitution was first ratified by the states, it did not contain a Bill of Rights, and it did not prohibit cruel and unusual punishments.

c

Explanation:

Cruel and Unusual Punishment

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