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In a 1,250 +word essay, address the following:
Describe the concept of fines contained in the 8th Amendment.
Analyze the reasons that the founding fathers included a provision concerning fines in the Constitution.
Explain how common fines are used as a form of punishment in the American criminal justice system.
Determine whether the punishment of fines unnecessarily victimizes the poor and potentially presents a
violation of the 8th Amendment.
Provide the following subheadings: Introduction, Fines and the 8th Amendment, The Founding Father
Rationale for Fines, The Commonality of Fines, Fines and the Poor, Conclusion, and References.
Be sure to cite three to five relevant scholarly sources in support of your content. Use only sources found at
the GCU Library, government websites/legal case sites or those provided in Topic Materials.
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Success Center. An abstract is not required.
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1. Read “Eighth Amendment” by Fliter from Salem Press Encyclopedia (2015).
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2. Utilize the “Hudson v. McMillian” case as a resource
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Read “U.S. Supreme Court Active in Death Penalty Cases, Justices Deeply Divided” by Hudson from
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