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The Death Penalty MCQ

Some states are moving to eliminate the death penalty.

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Correct Answer: True

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Historically, capital punishment was often intended to be ______.

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Correct Answer: Symbolic

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The death penalty is the ultimate expression of government power.

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Correct Answer: True

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The offense of killing a parent in Ancient Rome was known as ______.

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Correct Answer: Parricide

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Executing a prisoner is far more costly than keeping them in prison for life.

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Correct Answer: True

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Every state in the United States has the death penalty.

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Correct Answer: False

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Individuals on death row are kept in their cells for 24 hr a day.

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Correct Answer: False

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Execution became humanized during which period?

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Correct Answer: The Enlightenment

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Which of the following was identified as a possible explanation of the persistence of support for the death penalty in America?

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Correct Answer: Individualism

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______ is evidence that is meant to show that the defendant deserves to die.

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Correct Answer: Aggravating evidence

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Evidence presented to a jury that attempts to limit the perceived severity of the crime is known as:

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Correct Answer: Mitigating Evidence

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______________ is a method for hanging convicted criminals that ensures a quick death by breaking the neck of the condemned.

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Correct Answer: Long Drop

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Supreme Court cases that restrict the types of cases in which the death penalty can be applied is called ________ .

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Correct Answer: Limiting Cases

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Groups that research criminal convictions that they believe are wrong and should be overturned is known as:

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Correct Answer: Innocence Projects

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Guillotine is a device created in France to ensure a quick beheading.

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Correct Answer: True

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In_________Supreme Court ruling that reinstated the death penalty in the United States is called Gregg v. Georgia

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Correct Answer: 1976

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In _________ Supreme Court ruling that argued that the death penalty (as it was then practiced) was too arbitrary to be constitutional is known as Furman v. Georgia.

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Correct Answer: 1972

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The constitutional amendment that bans “cruel and unusual punishment” among other things is known as:

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Correct Answer: Eighth Amendment

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Death-qualified Jury is a jury that could impose the death penalty if they found it appropriate.

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Correct Answer: True

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Trials that are split between a guilt phase (when the defendant is either convicted or acquitted) and a penalty phase when the jury decides whether or not to recommend the death penalty are called Bifurcated Trials ?

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Correct Answer: True

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____________ is the common belief that people are responsible for their own conduct, independent of external circumstances.

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Correct Answer: American Individualism

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Evidence presented to a jury that makes a crime seem more severe is known as:

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Correct Answer: Aggravating Evidence

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