It means no cruel or unusual punishments.
EX. You can't get a life sentence for a petty crime.
Answer: Since my alarm didn't go off, I was late for school.
Answer: yes they do because they are very bored and have nothing to do so they whip out the cards.
Explanation:
John Locke actually believed that English society and government correspond to his expressed ideals. Thomas Paine rejected the assumption that the English people were free, independent and lived within an egalitarian society. He bluntly stated that their government was not republican in nature.