Not just a wordsmith, at which he had few equals, the third president of the United States was a whiz at math, philosophy, history, and the languages (he was proficient in French, Latin and Greek). And that was just as a college student at the College of William and Mary.
The Eighth Amendment (Amendment VIII) of the United States Constitution prohibits the federal government from imposing excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishments. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that this amendment's Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause also applies to the states.
Answer by JB28 (285). The eighth amendment protects against cruel and unusual punishments. This helps ensure that people are punished in proportion to the crime committed.The punishment must fit the crime. add a comment.nswer by tamarawilhite (17883). The eighth amendment of the United States Constitution forbids cruel and unusual punishments. This originally included quartering, guillotine, suffocation, and cruel acts that caused a victim to bleed to death.