Question 1

Which of the following states was the first to execute by electrocution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Massachusetts 
B)  New York 
C)  Georgia 
D)  Florida 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Massachusetts 
B)  New York 
C)  Georgia 
D)  Florida 
E)  none of the above

Question 2

Some states provide for more than one method of execution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Who was and when did the first person die in the electric chair?

Accepted Answer

A)  Robert Elliott in 1894 
B)  Nikola Tesla in 1900 
C)  Bruno Hauptmann in 1895 
D)  William Kemmler in 1890 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Robert Elliott in 1894 
B)  Nikola Tesla in 1900 
C)  Bruno Hauptmann in 1895 
D)  William Kemmler in 1890 
E)  none of the above

Question 4

In the case of Glossip v. Gross (2015) Justice Alito (writing for the majority) held that executions did not have to be painless.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following methods of execution was occasionally utilized in colonial America as late as the 18th century?

Accepted Answer

A)  flaying and impaling 
B)  boiling in oil 
C)  drawing and quartering 
D)  crucifixion 
E)  all of the above were occasionally used 
A)  flaying and impaling 
B)  boiling in oil 
C)  drawing and quartering 
D)  crucifixion 
E)  all of the above were occasionally used

Question 6

The Supreme Court currently has adopted a fixed or historical meaning of the "cruel and unusual punishments" clause.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following drugs are used in Ohio's 'Plan B' lethal injection protocol?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hydromorphone 
B)  Potassium Chloride 
C)  Midazolam 
D)  a & b only 
E)  a & c only 
A)  Hydromorphone 
B)  Potassium Chloride 
C)  Midazolam 
D)  a & b only 
E)  a & c only

Question 8

For approximately 120 years after the adoption of the Bill of Rights, the Supreme Court employed a fixed or historical meaning for the concept of "cruel and unusual punishment."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following states was the first to execute by electrocution?

Some states provide for more than one method of execution.

Who was and when did the first person die in the electric chair?

In the case of Glossip v. Gross (2015) Justice Alito (writing for the majority) held that executions did not have to be painless.

Which of the following methods of execution was occasionally utilized in colonial America as late as the 18th century?

The Supreme Court currently has adopted a fixed or historical meaning of the "cruel and unusual punishments" clause.

Which of the following drugs are used in Ohio's 'Plan B' lethal injection protocol?

For approximately 120 years after the adoption of the Bill of Rights, the Supreme Court employed a fixed or historical meaning for the concept of "cruel and unusual punishment."

History of the Death Penalty in the United States: The Pre-Modern Period

Capital Punishment and the Supreme Court: The Pre-Modern Period

The Challenge to Capital Punishments Legality

Capital Punishment and the Supreme Court: The Modern Period

The Death Penalty at the Federal Level, in the Military, and Globally

General Deterrence and the Death Penalty

Future Dangerousness, Incapacitation, and Economic Costs of Capital Punishment

Miscarriages of Justice and the Death Penalty

Arbitrariness and Discrimination in the Administration of the Death Penalty

Retribution, Religion, and Capital Punishment

American Death Penalty Opinion

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Exam 6: Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Death Row, and Methods of Execution

Which of the following states was the first to execute by electrocution?

Some states provide for more than one method of execution.

Who was and when did the first person die in the electric chair?

In the case of Glossip v. Gross (2015) Justice Alito (writing for the majority) held that executions did not have to be painless.

Which of the following methods of execution was occasionally utilized in colonial America as late as the 18th century?

The Supreme Court currently has adopted a fixed or historical meaning of the "cruel and unusual punishments" clause.

Which of the following drugs are used in Ohio's 'Plan B' lethal injection protocol?

For approximately 120 years after the adoption of the Bill of Rights, the Supreme Court employed a fixed or historical meaning for the concept of "cruel and unusual punishment."

History of the Death Penalty in the United States: The Pre-Modern Period

Capital Punishment and the Supreme Court: The Pre-Modern Period

The Challenge to Capital Punishments Legality

Capital Punishment and the Supreme Court: The Modern Period

The Death Penalty at the Federal Level, in the Military, and Globally

General Deterrence and the Death Penalty

Future Dangerousness, Incapacitation, and Economic Costs of Capital Punishment

Miscarriages of Justice and the Death Penalty

Arbitrariness and Discrimination in the Administration of the Death Penalty

Retribution, Religion, and Capital Punishment

American Death Penalty Opinion

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