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The Death Penalty MCQ

The Death Penalty MCQ

 

1. Some states are moving to eliminate the death penalty.

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Correct Answer: True

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2. Historically, capital punishment was often intended to be ______.

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Correct Answer: Symbolic

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3. The death penalty is the ultimate expression of government power.

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Correct Answer: True

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

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Correct Answer: Parricide

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5. 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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6. Every state in the United States has the death penalty.

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Correct Answer: False

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7. 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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8. Execution became humanized during which period?

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Correct Answer: The Enlightenment

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9. 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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10. ______ 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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11. 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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12. ______________ 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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13. 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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14. 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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15. Guillotine is a device created in France to ensure a quick beheading.

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Correct Answer: True

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16. 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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17. 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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18. 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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19. 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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20. 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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21. ____________ 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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22. 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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