The General Rule Under the Eighth Amendment Is That Punishments

question 13

Multiple Choice

The general rule under the Eighth Amendment is that punishments must be:

• A) consistent with international standards.
• B) approved by a unanimous jury.
• C) proportional or directly related to the case.
• D) in adherence with the biblical standard of an eye for an eye.

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Definitions:

Semantic Differential Scale

A scale used in surveys that measures respondents' attitudes towards a topic by rating it between two opposite adjectives.

Opposite Meanings

Refers to words or phrases that have completely different or contrasting definitions from each other, also known as antonyms.

Likert Scale

A psychometric scale commonly involved in research that employs questionnaires, designed to gauge the attitude or response of a subject towards a set of criteria, using a linear scale.

Reliability

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