Problem:According to the Supreme Court, the Eighth Amendment forbids some punishments entirely, and forbids some other punishments that are excessive when compared to the crime, or compared to the competence of the perpetrator.

Answer this question: when may a non-capital sentence be considered to violate the 8th amendment?
Solution:OK... This is the relevant information: According to the Supreme Court, the Eighth Amendment forbids some punishments entirely, and forbids some other punishments that are excessive when compared to the crime, or compared to the competence of the perpetrator.
excessive when compared to the crime , or compared to the competence of the perpetrator.

Student A:Leila Seth (20 October 1930 -- 5 May 2017) was the first woman judge on the Delhi High Court and she became the first woman to become Chief Justice of a state High Court on 5 August 1991. She sat on a number of enquiry commissions, including one into the death of' Biscuit Baron' Rajan Pillai, and was also a part of the three-member bench of the Justice Verma Committee that was established to overhaul India's rape laws in the aftermath of the infamous 2012 Delhi gang-rape case. She was a member of the 15th Law Commission of India from 1997 to 2000, and was responsible for the amendments to the Hindu Succession Act that gave equal rights to daughters in joint family property.

Answer this question: who was the first woman judge to be appointed chief justice of a high court?
Student B:OK... The important part for answering this question is: Leila Seth (20 October 1930 -- 5 May 2017) was the first woman judge on the Delhi High Court and she became the first woman to become Chief Justice of a state High Court on 5 August 1991.
Leila Seth.

Problem:The appointment and confirmation of Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States involves several steps set forth by the United States Constitution, which have been further refined and developed by decades of tradition. Candidates are nominated by the President of the United States and must face a series of hearings in which both the nominee and other witnesses make statements and answer questions before the Senate Judiciary Committee, which can vote to send the nomination to the full United States Senate. Confirmation by the Senate allows the President to formally appoint the candidate to the court.

Based on this passage, who approves presidential appointments to the supreme court?
Solution:OK... The relevant information to answer the above question is: Confirmation by the Senate allows the President to formally appoint the candidate to the court.
the Senate.

Student A:A lightly regarded prospect coming out of college, Brady was selected by the New England Patriots with the 199th overall pick in the sixth round of 2000 NFL Draft and has since spent his entire 18-season career with the Patriots. Since Brady became their starting quarterback in 2001, the Patriots have never had a losing season and have won 14 division titles. The Patriots played in twelve AFC Championship Games from 2001 to 2017 -- including seven in a row from 2011 to 2017 -- and won eight of them. Brady and Patriots head coach Bill Belichick have combined to form the most successful quarterback-head coach tandem in NFL history, winning more regular season games and postseason games than any other such duo as well as appearing in eight Super Bowls. All of these events set new NFL records.

Based on this passage, when did tom brady become a starter for the patriots?
Student B:OK... To answer this question, we should know that: Since Brady became their starting quarterback in 2001, the Patriots have never had a losing season and have won 14 division titles.
2001.

Problem:The American series premiered on April 26, 2011 on the NBC television network. The winner of the first season was Javier Colon, mentored by coach Adam Levine. The season finale aired on June 29, 2011. It immediately proved to be a hit for NBC and the network renewed the show for a second season.

Answer this question based on the passage: when did the first season of the voice air?
Solution:OK... This is the relevant information: The American series premiered on April 26, 2011 on the NBC television network.
April 26 , 2011.

Problem:James Cash "J.C." Penney Jr. (September 16, 1875 -- February 12, 1971) was an American businessman and entrepreneur who founded the J.C. Penney stores in 1902.

Based on this passage, what does jc stand for in jc pennys?
Solution:
OK... To answer the question, consider the following: James Cash "J.C." Penney Jr. (September 16, 1875 -- February 12, 1971) was an American businessman and entrepreneur who founded the J.C. Penney stores in 1902.
James Cash.