Exam 19: The Death Penalty

List the methods of execution from LEAST humane to MOST humane.

Ethel Spinelli was referred to as the "coldest, hardest character, male, or female."

In almost ______ of DNA exoneration cases, the actual perpetrator was identified by DNA

The Justice For All Act was signed into law in:

Discuss the electrocution as a means of execution.

When an offender is sentenced to life without parole, what does that mean?

What is the difference between mental illness, mental disability, and "presently insane"? What are the key issues the courts have had to resolve with both mental deficiency and illness?

What factors have to be considered for the method of a hanging to be as painless as possible?

The first woman to be executed in the United States was hanged in 1865.

Which of the following is often touted as the "holy grail" of guilt and innocence?

The restoration of sanity was an issue in

The rational-understanding test was established in which of the following court cases?

Explain whether you agree or disagree with the use of the death penalty in corrections. Use information from the text to support your answer.

Discuss the case of Ford v. Wainwright (1986). What were the circumstances in the case? What was the court's decision?

What is lethal injection?

The repeal of the death penalty in New Mexico took place in:

In Ford v. Wainwright the Supreme Court held that the ______ Amendment prohibits the execution of the insane.

Which of the following President's signed the Justice For All Act?

Which of the following are issues the courts have had to resolve with both mental deficiency and illness?

What is the Innocence Project?