Bill of Rights (Amendments 1-10)
Amendment 8 - Excessive Bail, Cruel and Unusual Punishment
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The first twelve proposed amendments to the United States Constitution, 10 of which were ratified by the states. Article I was never ratified, and Article II was ratified in 1992, becoming the 27th Amendment.
- NY Ratification Convention Debates and Proceedings
- NY Ratification Convention Debates (July 17, 1788) - New York Daily Advertiser
- NY Ratification Convention Debates and Proceedings
- Gilbert Livingston's Notes of the New York Ratification Convention Debates
- John McKesson's Notes of the New York Ratification Convention Debates
- John McKesson's Notes of the New York Ratification Convention Debates
- Journal Notes of the Virginia Ratification Convention Proceedings
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- Journal Notes of the Virginia Ratification Convention Proceedings
- George Mason to John Lamb · recipient: John Lamb
- The Dissent of the Minority of the Pennsylvania Convention, Pennsylvania Packet