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The Constitutions ban on cruel and unusual punishment bars the execution of mentally retarded people as noted in this U.S. Supreme Court case:
 
  A) Furman v. Georgia.
  B) Atkins v. Virginia.
  C) Gregg v. Georgia.
  D) Texas v. Johnson.

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In the Williams case, the U.S. Supreme Court held that imprisoning one who was indigent and unable to pay the fine beyond the maximum amount of imprisonment prescribed by law was in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the:
 
  A) Fifth Amendment
  B) Eighth Amendment
  C) Fourteenth Amendment
  D) Twenty First Amendment


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Reply #1 on: Aug 17, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C


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