For 10 points, name this constitutional amendment that prohibits excessive bail as well as "cruel and unusual punishments."
This amendment was applied in Godfrey v. Georgia and Maynard v. Cartwright. In Trop v. Dulles, its third clause was used to overturn a law removing citizenship, and in Robinson v. California, the Court incorporated it to the state level and outlawed "status crimes." More recently, it has been applied in Roper v. Simmons, Atkins v. Virginia, and other capital punishment cases. For 10 points, name this constitutional amendment that prohibits excessive bail as well as "cruel and unusual punishments."
This amendment was applied in Godfrey v. Georgia and Maynard v. Cartwright.
{Eighth} Amendment