978-1337557658 Chapter 20

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subject Authors George F. Cole, Michael D. Reisig, Todd R. Clear
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1.Theretributionargumentforthedeathpenaltyisamoralargument.
a.True
b.False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: TheDebateoverCapitalPunishment
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.01-Compareandcontrasttheissuesinthedebateover
capitalpunishment.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
2.Apersonondeathrowwhopresentsbelatedevidenceofinnocenceisentitledtoanewhearinginafederalcourt
beforeexecution.
a.True
b.False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyandtheConstitution
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.03-Discussthelegalissuesthatsurroundthedeathpenalty.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
3.Accordingtoopponentsofthedeathpenalty,capitalpunishmentisappliedinadiscriminatoryfashion.
a.True
b.False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: TheDebateoverCapitalPunishment
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.04-Characterizetheindividualsondeathrow.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
4.ThenumberofpeopleexecutedintheUnitedStatesinthe1970swasamarkedincreasefrompreviousdecades.
a.True
b.False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyandinAmerica
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.02-ExplainthehistoryofthedeathpenaltyinAmerica.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
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5.Aggravatedandmitigatingcircumstancesarelookedatduringthesentencingphaseofabifurcatedtrial.
a.True
b.False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyandtheConstitution
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.03-Discussthelegalissuesthatsurroundthedeathpenalty.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
6.Useofthedeathpenaltyhasdroppedinrecentyears.
a.True
b.False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: AContinuingDebate
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.05-Speculateaboutthefutureofcapitalpunishment.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
7.Amoralargumentforthedeathpenaltyisthatitdeterspeoplefromcommittingcrimes.
a.True
b.False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: TheDebateoverCapitalPunishment
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.01-Compareandcontrasttheissuesinthedebateover
capitalpunishment.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
8.ThecaseofMcCleskeyv.KempfocusedonracialdiscriminationunderGeorgia’sdeathpenaltylaw.
a.True
b.False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyandtheConstitution
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.03-Discussthelegalissuesthatsurroundthedeathpenalty.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
9.ThecaselawsinceFurmanindicatescapitalpunishmentislegalaslongasitisimposedfairly.
a.True
b.False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyandtheConstitution
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.03-Discussthelegalissuesthatsurroundthedeathpenalty.
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10.Insanityisarecognizeddefenseforcommissionofacrimebecausemensreaisnotpresent.
a.True
b.False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyandtheConstitution
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.03-Discussthelegalissuesthatsurroundthedeathpenalty.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
11.Publicexecutionswerecommonuntilthe1830s,whenmostweremovedinsideprisonwalls.
a.True
b.False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyinAmerica
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.02-ExplainthehistoryofthedeathpenaltyinAmerica.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
12.Thedeathpenaltyhasbeencriticizedforbeingimmoralandanineffectivedeterrentonlysincethe20thcentury.
a.True
b.False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyinAmerica
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.02-ExplainthehistoryofthedeathpenaltyinAmerica.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
13.Inademocracy,publicopinionusuallyhaslittletonoimpactonpublicpolicy.
a.True
b.False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyinAmerica
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.02-ExplainthehistoryofthedeathpenaltyinAmerica.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
14.Recentevidencehasdeterminedthatthedeathpenaltydoeshaveadeterrenteffectoncrime.
a.True
b.False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: TheDebateoverCapitalPunishment
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.01-Compareandcontrasttheissuesinthedebateover
capitalpunishment.
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15.Thenumberofdeathsentencescarriedouthasdeclinedbymorethanhalfsincethe1990s.
a.True
b.False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: AContinuingDebate
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.05-Speculateaboutthefutureofcapitalpunishment.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
16.Thenumberofminoritiesondeathrowisproportionaltotheirrepresentationinthetotalpopulation.
a.True
b.False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: IndividualsonDeathRow
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.04-Characterizetheindividualsondeathrow.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
17.Individualsondeathrowtendtobepoorlyeducatedmenfromthemiddleclass.
a.True
b.False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: IndividualsonDeathRow
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.04-Characterizetheindividualsondeathrow.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
18.Althoughnearly13percentofpeoplearrestedformurderarewomen,judgesandjuriesseemveryreluctantto
sentencewomentodeath.
a.True
b.False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: IndividualsonDeathRow
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.04-Characterizetheindividualsondeathrow.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
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19.Thebeliefthatexecutionofwrongdoersdetersothersfromcommittingthecrimereflects_____________.
a.amoralbelief
b.autilitarianbelief
c.anincapacitativebelief
d.arestorativebelief
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: TheDebateoverCapitalPunishment
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.01-Compareandcontrasttheissuesinthedebateover
capitalpunishment.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
20.Thebeliefthatonewhotakesanother’slifedeservesapunishmentequaltothevictim’sfateisa_____________
argument.
a.moral
b.utilitarian
c.restorative
d.deterrence
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: TheDebateoverCapitalPunishment
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.01-Compareandcontrasttheissuesinthedebateover
capitalpunishment.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
21.Opponentsofthedeathpenaltyarguethatonly____________hastherighttotakealife.
a.avictim
b.thesurvivor
c.thestate
d.God
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: TheDebateoverCapitalPunishment
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.01-Compareandcontrasttheissuesinthedebateover
capitalpunishment.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
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22.Theterm__________referstothebeliefthatonewhotakesanother’slifedeservespunishmentequaltothe
victim’sfate.
a.incapacitation
b.retribution
c.rehabilitation
d.utilitarianism
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: TheDebateoverCapitalPunishment
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.01-Compareandcontrasttheissuesinthedebateover
capitalpunishment.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
23.Theterm___________referstotheideathatthepunishmentofexecutionwilldeterothersfromviolentcriminal
activity.
a.incapacitation
b.retribution
c.deterrence
d.rehabilitation
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: TheDebateoverCapitalPunishment
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.01-Compareandcontrasttheissuesinthedebateover
capitalpunishment.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
24.Theterm__________referstothedesiretokeeptheconvictedpersonfromcommittingfurthercrimes.
a.reintegration
b.rehabilitation
c.incapacitation
d.retribution
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: TheDebateoverCapitalPunishment
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.01-Compareandcontrasttheissuesinthedebateover
capitalpunishment.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
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25.Thecaseof__________heldthatpotentialjurorswhoobjecttothedeathpenaltycannotbeautomatically
excludedfromjuryserviceincapitalcases.
a.Fordv.Wainwright(1985)
b.Witherspoonv.Illinois(1968)
c.Greggv.Georgia(1976)
d.Furmanv.Georgia(1972)
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyandtheConstitution
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.03-Discussthelegalissuesthatsurroundthedeathpenalty.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
26.Currentcaselawindicatesthatcapitalpunishmentislegalaslongas_____________.
a.thevotersofthestateapproveit
b.itisadministeredtodelivertheleastamountofpain
c.itislethalinjectionandnotelectrocution
d.itisimposedfairly
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyandtheConstitution
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.03-Discussthelegalissuesthatsurroundthedeathpenalty.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
27.InFordv.Wainwright,theSupremeCourtruledthat__________shouldnotbeexecuted.
a.theinsane
b.juveniles
c.veterans
d.disabledpeople
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyandtheConstitution
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.03-Discussthelegalissuesthatsurroundthedeathpenalty.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
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28.Becauseoftheheinousnatureofthecrime,severalstateshavesoughttoenactlawspermittinguseofthedeath
penaltyforadultswho_____________.
a.killachildwhiledrunkdriving
b.rapeachild
c.molestachild
d.neglectachild
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyandtheConstitution
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.03-Discussthelegalissuesthatsurroundthedeathpenalty.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
29.WhichofthefollowingcountrieshasNOTabolishedthedeathpenalty?
a.France
b.Germany
c.Pakistan
d.Australia
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyinAmerica
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.02-ExplainthehistoryofthedeathpenaltyinAmerica.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
30.Untilthemid-1700scriminalpunishmentinEuropeandinAmericancoloniesfocusedonwhichofthefollowing?
a.Mutilation
b.Whipping
c.Dismemberment
d.Allofthesearecorrect
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyinAmerica
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.02-ExplainthehistoryofthedeathpenaltyinAmerica.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
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31.InmostpartsofUnitedStates,executionswerecarriedoutinpublicuntilthe_____________.
a.1750s
b.1830s
c.1870s
d.1900s
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyinAmerica
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.02-ExplainthehistoryofthedeathpenaltyinAmerica.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
32.After1935,thenumberofexecutionsbeganto_____________.
a.decline
b.soar
c.climb
d.stabilize
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyinAmerica
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.02-ExplainthehistoryofthedeathpenaltyinAmerica.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
33.Thenumberofstateswithoutthedeathpenaltyhas__________inrecentyears.
a.decreased
b.remainedunchanged
c.increased
d.stabilized
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyinAmerica
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.03-Discussthelegalissuesthatsurroundthedeathpenalty.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
34.Since1976,thenumberofpeoplefacingthedeathpenaltyhas_____________.
a.declined
b.increased
c.stabilized
d.diminished
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyinAmerica
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.02-ExplainthehistoryofthedeathpenaltyinAmerica.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
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35.Inpolls,publicsupportforcapitalpunishmentdropswhen_____________.
a.crimeratesgoup
b.onlywhitesaresurveyed
c.standardsoflivingincrease
d.alternativesarepresented
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyinAmerica
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.02-ExplainthehistoryofthedeathpenaltyinAmerica.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
36.InmostWesterndemocracies,thedeathpenaltyhasbeen_____________.
a.streamlined
b.impartial
c.abolished
d.humanitarian
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: TheDebateoverCapitalPunishment
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.01-Compareandcontrasttheissuesinthedebateover
capitalpunishment.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
37.Thelatestattempttoimposecapitalpunishmentinawaythatdoesnotoffendmodernculturalsensibilitiesis
_____________.
a.thegaschamber
b.theelectricchair
c.lethalinjection
d.thefiringsquad
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyinAmerica
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.03-Discussthelegalissuesthatsurroundthedeathpenalty.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
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38.Totrytoensureamorethoroughdeliberationbeforeimposingthedeathsentence,legislaturesenacted
_____________.
a.anoversightcommittee
b.awaitingperiod
c.asentencinggrid
d.atwo-stageprocess
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyandtheConstitution
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.03-Discussthelegalissuesthatsurroundthedeathpenalty.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
39.Researchshowsthatthedeathpenaltyismorelikelytobeimposedwhenthe_____________.
a.convictedpersoniswhite
b.convictedpersonisAfricanAmerican
c.victimiswhite
d.victimisAfricanAmerican
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: IndividualsonDeathRow
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.04-Characterizetheindividualsondeathrow.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
40.InAtkinsv.Virginia(2002),theSupremeCourtruledthat_____________.
a.executingthedevelopmentallydisabledisunconstitutional
b.discriminationmustbeprovenineachcase
c.thedeathpenaltyisunconstitutional
d.bifurcatedtrialsareconstitutional
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyandtheConstitution
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.03-Discussthelegalissuesthatsurroundthedeathpenalty.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
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41.Inwhichcasewasitruledthatpeoplecannotreceivethedeathsentenceiftheywereunder18atthetimeoftheir
crime?
a.Ringv.Arizona(2002)
b.Furmanv.Georgia(1972)
c.McCleskeyv.Kemp(1987)
d.Roperv.Simmons(2005)
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyandtheConstitution
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.03-Discussthelegalissuesthatsurroundthedeathpenalty.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
42.Consularofficialsmustbenotifiedwhenaforeignnationalis_____________.
a.arrested
b.executed
c.deported
d.exiled
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: IndividualsonDeathRow
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.03-Discussthelegalissuesthatsurroundthedeathpenalty.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
43.In__________,theSupremeCourtdecidedthatathree-druglethalinjectionprotocoldidNOTviolatethe“cruel
andunusualpunishment”clause.
a.Fordv.Wainwright(1985)
b.Stricklandv.Washington(1984)
c.Greggv.Georgia(1976)
d.Glossipv.Gross(2015)
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyandtheConstitution
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.01-Compareandcontrasttheissuesinthedebateover
capitalpunishment.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
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44.In___________________,theSupremeCourtruledthatthedeathpenaltywasitselfnotunconstitutional,butthe
wayitwasadministratedconstitutedcruelandunusualpunishment.
a.Furmanv.Georgia(1972)
b.Glossipv.Gross(2015)
c.Greggv.Georgia(1972)
d.Atkinsv.Virginia(2002)
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyandtheConstitution
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.03-Discussthelegalissuesthatsurroundthedeathpenalty.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
45.IntheUnitedStates,arecentpollindicatedthat__________percentofthepopulationfavorscapitalpunishment.
a.25
b.40
c.60
d.75
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyandtheConstitution
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.03-Discussthelegalissuesthatsurroundthedeathpenalty.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
46.In______________,theSupremeCourtruledthatjuries,notjudges,mustmakethecrucialfactualdecisionsas
towhetheraconvictedmurderershouldreceivethedeathpenalty.
a.Roperv.Simmons(2005)
b.AtkinsvVirginia(2002)
c.Greggv.Georgia(1976)
d.Ringv.Arizona(2002)
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyandtheConstitution
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.03-Discussthelegalissuesthatsurroundthedeathpenalty.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
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47.In____________,theSupremeCourtrejectedachallengeonthegroundsofracialdiscriminationtoGeorgia’s
deathpenaltylaw.
a.McCleskeyv.Kemp(1987)
b.Atkinsv.Virginia(2002)
c.Fordv.Wainwright(1985)
d.Ringv.Arizona(2002)
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyandtheConstitution
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.03-Discussthelegalissuesthatsurroundthedeathpenalty.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
48.Mostdeathpenaltydefendantsare_______andareprovidedcounselbythestate.
ANSWER: indigent
REFERENCES: IndividualsonDeathRow
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.03-Discussthelegalissuesthatsurroundthedeathpenalty.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
49.Retribution,incapacitation,and_________areusuallycitedasthereasonsforkeepingthedeathpenalty.
ANSWER: deterrence
REFERENCES: TheDebateoverCapitalPunishment
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.01-Compareandcontrasttheissuesinthedebateover
capitalpunishment.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
50.ThecaseofGreggv.Georgiadecidedthatacourtthatwashearingadeathpenaltycasemustusea_________
systemofjudgment.
ANSWER: bifurcated
two-stage
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyandtheConstitution
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.03-Discussthelegalissuesthatsurroundthedeathpenalty.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
51.Legalcasescontinuetoraiseconcernsaboutthelengthyperiodsthatcondemnedpeoplespendondeathrowbecause
of__________.
ANSWER: appeals
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyandtheConstitution
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.03-Discussthelegalissuesthatsurroundthedeathpenalty.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
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52.Individualswhoopposethedeathpenaltyarguethatpoorpeopleandmembersofminoritygroupsreceivea
_____________numberofdeathsentences.
ANSWER: disproportionate
REFERENCES: AContinuingDebate
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.05-Speculateaboutthefutureofcapitalpunishment.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
53.The__________Amendmentprotectsagainstcruelandunusualpunishment.
ANSWER: Eighth
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyandtheConstitution
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.03-Discussthelegalissuesthatsurroundthedeathpenalty.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
54.InFurmanv.Georgia(1972),theSupremeCourtruledthatthewaythedeathpenaltywasadministeredconstituted
___________.
ANSWER: cruelandunusualpunishment
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyandtheConstitution
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.03-Discussthelegalissuesthatsurroundthedeathpenalty.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
55.__________statesandthefederalgovernmentcurrentlyauthorizecapitalpunishment.
ANSWER: Thirty-one
REFERENCES: TheDebateoverCapitalPunishment
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.02-ExplainthehistoryofthedeathpenaltyinAmerica.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
56.Since2000,manystateshaveenacteda___________oncapitalpunishment.
ANSWER: moratorium
REFERENCES: AContinuingDebate
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.05-Speculateaboutthefutureofcapitalpunishment.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
57.InRingv.Arizona,theSupremeCourtruledthat___________mustmakethefactualdecisionsastowhethera
convictedmurderershouldreceivethepunishmentofdeath.
ANSWER: juries
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyandtheConstitution
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.03-Discussthelegalissuesthatsurroundthedeathpenalty.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
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58.ThemostcommonmethodusedinexecutionsintheUnitedStatestodayis_______________.
ANSWER: lethalinjection
REFERENCES: TheDebateoverCapitalPunishment
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.01-Compareandcontrasttheissuesinthedebateover
capitalpunishment.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
59.Argumentsagainstthedeathpenaltyaretypically_____orutilitarian.
ANSWER: moral
REFERENCES: TheDebateoverCapitalPunishment
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.01-Compareandcontrasttheissuesinthedebateover
capitalpunishment.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
60.Theutilitarianargumentinsupportofcapitalpunishmentisbasedonthebeliefthatexecutionofconvictedindividuals
____________othersfromcommittingmurder.
ANSWER: deters
REFERENCES: TheDebateoverCapitalPunishment
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.01-Compareandcontrasttheissuesinthedebateover
capitalpunishment.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
61.ThenumberofpeoplefacingthedeathpenaltyinAmericahas____________dramaticallysince1976.
ANSWER: increased
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyinAmerica
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.02-ExplainthehistoryofthedeathpenaltyinAmerica.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
62.InthecaseofGreggv.Georgia(1976),theSupremeCourtruledthatthesentencingjudgeorjurytakeintoaccount
specificaggravatingand__________________factorsindecidingwhichconvictedmurderersshouldbesentenced
todeath.
ANSWER: mitigating
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyandtheConstitution
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.03-Discussthelegalissuesthatsurroundthedeathpenalty.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
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63.InthecaseofStricklandv.Washington(1984),theSupremeCourtruledthatdefendantshadtherighttocounsel
thatmeetsan“objectivestandardof_________.”
ANSWER: reasonableness
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyandtheConstitution
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.03-Discussthelegalissuesthatsurroundthedeathpenalty.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
64.Thebiggestdemographicpredictorofattitudestowardcapitalpunishmentis___________.
ANSWER: race
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyandtheConstitution
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.03-Discussthelegalissuesthatsurroundthedeathpenalty.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Remember
Matcheachitemtothephraseorsentencelistedbelow.
a.Rulingthatrequiredanobjectivestandardofreasonablenessfordefensecounsel
b.Circumstancesthatincreaseseriousnessofcrime
c.Amoralargumentforcapitalpunishment
d.Rulingthatexecutionofthedevelopmentallydisabledisunconstitutional
e.Executionmethoddevelopedinthelate1970s
f. Separatehearingsforguiltandsentencing
g.Rulingthattheexecutionofthementallyillisunconstitutional
h.Circumstancesthatinvitemercy
i. Rulingthatonlyjuriesshoulddecidewhethertoimplementthedeathpenalty
j. Firstrulingthatthedeathpenaltyisconstitutionalifitisnotadministeredinacruelandusualfashion
REFERENCES: Seethroughoutthechapter.
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.01-Compareandcontrasttheissuesinthedebateover
capitalpunishment.
66.Bifurcated
ANSWER:f
67.Atkinsv.Virginia(2002)
ANSWER:d
68.Retribution
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69.Aggravating
ANSWER:b
70.Stricklandv.Washington(1984)
ANSWER:a
71.Ringv.Arizona(2002)
ANSWER:i
72.Furmanv.Georgia(1972)
ANSWER:j
73.Three-drugprotocol
ANSWER:e
74.Mitigating
ANSWER:h
75.DescribethreeoftheconstitutionalchallengestocapitalpunishmentthathavebeenbroughttotheSupremeCourt,
andthecourt’sverdictandreasoninginthosecases.
ANSWER: Answerswillvary.
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyandtheConstitution
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.03-Discussthelegalissuesthatsurroundthedeathpenalty.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Understand
76.Describethemajorargumentsforandagainstthedeathpenaltyandtheprinciplesonwhichtheyarebased.
ANSWER: Answerswillvary.
REFERENCES: TheDebateoverCapitalPunishment
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.01-Compareandcontrasttheissuesinthedebateover
capitalpunishment.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Understand
77.Describetheprevailingcharacteristicsofpeopleondeathrow,theircrimes,andtheirvictims.Inwhatwayshave
theirdispositionsledtochargesofracismagainstthecriminaljusticesystem?
ANSWER: Answerswillvary.
REFERENCES: IndividualsonDeathRow
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.04-Characterizetheindividualsondeathrow.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Understand
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78.Discussthewaysinwhichpublicopinionaboutcapitalpunishmenthaschangedovertime.Whatmajorfactors
accountforthechanges?
ANSWER: Answerswillvary.
REFERENCES: TheDebateoverCapitalPunishment
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.02-ExplainthehistoryofthedeathpenaltyinAmerica.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Understand
79.DoyouthinkthatpublicsupportforthedeathpenaltywillbeabolishedintheUnitedStatesintheforeseeablefuture?
Explainyouranswer.
ANSWER: Answerswillvary.
REFERENCES: AContinuingDebate
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.05-Speculateaboutthefutureofcapitalpunishment.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Evaluate
80.Imaginethatyouareasupporterofthedeathpenalty,andyouareattemptingtoconvincesomeonewhoisopposedto
ittoseetheissuefromyourstandpoint.Howwouldyousupportyourposition,frombothamoralandutilitarian
perspective?Besuretoaddressstatisticaldataondeterrenceinyouranswer.
ANSWER: Answerswillvary.
REFERENCES: TheDebateoverCapitalPunishment
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.01-Compareandcontrasttheissuesinthedebateover
capitalpunishment.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Evaluate
81.Underwhatcircumstancesdoyoubelievethedeathpenaltywouldconstitute“cruelandunusualpunishment”?Oris
thedeathpenaltyitselfinherently“cruelandunusual”?Explainyouranswer.
ANSWER: Answerswillvary.
REFERENCES: TheDeathPenaltyandtheConstitution
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.03-Discussthelegalissuesthatsurroundthedeathpenalty.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Evaluate
82.Doyouthinkthereissufficientevidenceofracisminhowcapitalpunishmentispracticedinthiscountrythatitshould
beabolished?Explainyouranswer.
ANSWER: Answerswillvary.
REFERENCES: TheDebateoverCapitalPunishment
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:ACOR.CLEA.19.20.04-Characterizetheindividualsondeathrow.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:Evaluate

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