A young man is caught shoplifting a pack of gum from the local convenience store. The judge that hears his case is sick of crime, so to send a message to the community, he decides to sentence the young man to 10 years in prison. Which amendment is being violated in this scenario?

a
Amendment 5 – Right to due process
b
Amendment 1 – Freedom of speech/religion/assembly/press/peti tion
c
Amendment 4 – Freedom from unreasonable search and seizure
d
Amendment 8 – Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment

d

Explanation:

interdependence is when all participating groups and individuals depend on each other. if you depend on one anothers goods, you end up trading in order to get the items you're looking for. (for ex: if i have food and you have water, we trade in order to depend on each other to live)

he believed that congress would be better not dealing with "lobbyists", or people who seek to influence (a politician or public official) on an issue, since historically, they had problems with these kinds of people. he thought lobbying produces benefits, but should be carefully monitored.