[Sarah Michelle Gellar](http://glamour.com/about/sarah-michelle-gellar) and [Roma Downey](http://glamour.com/about/roma-downey) played kid/adult Jackie respectively in the Emmy-winning miniseries *A Woman Named Jackie*.
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 punishments, including torture.he Supreme Court found these laws to be unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment, in the murder case of Woodson v. North Carolina, 428 U.S. 280 (1976), because these laws remove discretion from the trial judge to make an individualized determination in each case.
Confidence votes 25. the eighth amendment protects us from having to pay excessive bails or be punished in cruel and unusual ways. The 8th Amendment protects us from excessive fines and bail, and cruel & unusual punishment.The VIII Amendment (Eighth Amendment) to the  Constitution of Pakistan, was short-time amendment to the  Constitution of Pakistan,  which was passed by the Majlis-e-Shoo â¦ ra, in the absence of elected  Parliament of Pakistan, in  1985.