November 15 -- "Do Juvenile Killers Deserve Life Behind Bars?

What is the main argument present in the article?

• Young people should be convicted of life behind bars due to the severity of the crime.

• There is a rift in the decision for the Supreme Court of whether teenagers should be convicted for life due to varying circumstances.

• The Supreme Court wishes to rule in favor of the death penalty for young people due to the severity of their actions.

• The Attorney General and the Defense Attorney are not seeing eye-to-eye in terms of convicted young people to the death penalty.

How does paragraph 1 contribute to the claim presented in the article?

• Paragraph 1 shows the decision to rule in favor of the death penalty for the 14-year-old.

• Paragraph 1 shows the issue the Supreme Court faces in terms of killing the 14-year-old for his actions.

• Paragraph 1 shows the issue the Supreme Court faces in terms of convicting the 14-year-old to life behind bars.

• Paragraph 1 presents the idea that it could be constitutionally just to convict a 14-year-old to life behind bars.

How does the Supreme Court's issue affect America's juvenile justice system?

• The Supreme Court's issue challenges the justice system's decision to convict teenagers to life in prison.

• The Supreme Court's issue justifies the justice system's right to convict the 14-year-olds as it so chooses.

• The Supreme Court's issue magnifies the issue that the justice system does not know what it should be doing.

• The Supreme Court's issue diminishes the issue of the justice system completely.

What rationale does the article present that justifies the boys' cases for consideration?

• Due to the young men's family issues, their cases should be considered.

• Because of their athletic abilities in school, the young boys' cases should be considered to give them a second chance at success.

• Due to the issues surrounding their youth, their cases should be considered.

• Because of their lack of parental guidance, their cases should be considered.

What evidence supports the claim that 14-year-olds should not be considered for life?

• "In 2005, the Supreme Court struck down the death penalty for juveniles, declaring that kids are different from adults."

• "Two years ago, the court used the same rationale when it struck down the penalty of life without parole for non-homicide crimes committed by juveniles."

• "The court said that because of their youth, their brains are literally less developed, they are more impulsive, more subject to peer pressure and less able to see the consequences of their acts."

• "There are currently 79 of these juvenile killers who will die in prison."

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According to paragraph 9, what is the definition of "mitigate"?

• to serve as

• to justify

• to weaken or lessen

• to create or stimulate

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How does paragraph 11 refute Stevenson's (the lawyer on the cases) plea?

• Paragraph 11 states that the death penalty should be considered rather than life behind bars.

• Paragraph 11 signifies that life behind bars is better than the death penalty.

• Paragraph 11 elaborates on the issue that if the death penalty has already been removed from the punishment, then the logical punishment should be life behind bars.

• Paragraph 11 supports the issue that although young men are possibly too young to conceive their own mistakes, they should still be held accountable for their action through the logic of the death penalty.

In paragraphs 5-8, the article expresses the young men's cases that will be delivered to the Supreme Court. What is the commonality of the cases that would completely support Stevenson's plea to the cases?

• Neither of the young men were involved in the crimes at all.

• Due to the young men's circumstance of peer pressure, they should not be charged with life behind bars.

• Because both of the young men are not of "thinking age" they should not be charged with the crimes they committed.

• Neither of the young men "directly" committed the crimes; therefore, they should not be charged with homicide and should not receive life behind bars.

According to paragraph 13, what is the claim presented?

• The charge of life behind bars for juveniles could possibly be an excessive punishment.

• The charge of life behind bars could possibly work as a light for other young criminals that have yet to be caught.

• The charge of life behind bars could stand as a logical fact that young men should be held accountable for their actions.

• The charge of life behind bars could overthrow the entire ruling of death penalty for young men.

How does Stevenson support his plea in paragraph 14 that 14-year-old's punishment of life behind bars is excessive?

• He justifies his claim with statistics as support.

• He utilizes the American legal system against itself.

• He refuses to utilizes any logical reasoning, just emotional representation.

• He uses himself as a logical report for the support.