Describe the limits of law. Our government is restricted in making laws. There are seven common benchmarks established by the U.S. Supreme Court to define the legality of criminal laws: These...

Describe the limits of law.

Our government is restricted in making laws. There are seven common benchmarks established by the U.S. Supreme Court to define the legality of criminal laws: These benchmarks include: 1. Principles of legality, 2. Ex posto facto law, 3. Due Process, 4. Void for vagueness, 5. Right to privacy, 6. Void for overbreadth, and 7. Cruel and unusual punishment. The U.S. Supreme Court has held that if fairly applied, the death penalty is not cruel and unusual punishment.

1. How is government restricted in the making of laws?

2. Name the seven common benchmarks that define the legality of criminal laws.

3. How can punishment violate the Eighth Amendment?