Exam 16: The Death Penalty

The Supreme Court case __________ held that it is unconstitutional to execute defendants with mental retardation.

This phrase from the Supreme Court decision, __________, was that there existed "evolving standards of decency that marked the progress of a maturing society."

An opponent of the death penalty who argues that life without the possibility of patrol serves the same purpose as the death penalty is using arbitrariness as his or her argument for the abolishment of the death penalty.

Which Supreme Court case resulted in a moratorium on capital punishment in America?

What is the lowest age that the Supreme Court has recently declared a juvenile can be executed?

Which state does not have one of the largest death row populations?

The United States had a moratorium on executions from 1972 to 1976.

United State Penitentiary (USP) Florence is the physical location of federal death row.

Which of the following is not a contemporary method of execution within the United States?

Nearly __________ of offenders on death row do not have a high school education.

Which Supreme Court case ended the moratorium on the death penalty?

This model for the death penalty suggests that offenders committing a crime should be punished in a manner that is commensurate with the severity of the crime that they have committed.

Cruel and unusual punishment is prohibited by the __________ Amendment to the Constitution.

Supporters of the death penalty who content that when murderers are sentenced to death and executed, other would-be murderers will reconsider their acts due to fear of being executed, are arguing for the utility of specific deterrence.

Identify the U.S. Supreme Court case and explain the reasoning behind their decision to abolish the death penalty in the United States.

Which law or Supreme Court ruling first reinstated the death penalty (post Furman) as a possible punishment for federal criminal cases?

Currently, the majority of states (with the death penalty) and the federal government authorize __________ as the sole method of execution.

Of the various execution methods, this one typically takes the longest time to cause death.

Which Supreme Court decision found that the commission of a rape-alone-was not sufficient grounds for the death penalty?

Prison environments on death row can take a toll on both inmates and staff.