Locked Away for Life

Which Amendment to the Constitution prohibits cruel and unusual punishments?

• A. the First Amendment

• B. the Fourth Amendment

• C. the Fifth Amendment

• D. the Eighth Amendment

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Federal law currently ___.

• A. requires juveniles to fully serve life sentences

• B. bans mandatory sentences with no possibility for parole for juveniles

• C. bans sentencing juveniles to life in prison with or without possibility for parole

• D. places no restrictions on life imprisonment punishments for juveniles

When did the Supreme Court rule that the death penalty for juveniles is unconstitutional?

• A. 1899

• B. 1945

• C. 1980

• D. 2005

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According to the article, people who oppose banning life in prison without the option for parole for juveniles say that what matters most in sentencing is ___.

• who the victim was

• how old the person is

• where the crime took place

• how dangerous the person is

What is the author’s purpose in writing the article?

• A. to argue for more mandatory sentences

• B. to describe what life is like for young people in prison

• C. to present the history of the criminal justice system

• D. to explain opposing points of view about an issue related to juvenile sentencing

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The author says, “The Court left the door open for judges to still sentence juveniles to life without parole.” Which literary device does he use in this line?

• hyperbole

• idiom

• onomatopoeia

• simile

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CCSS.RI.7.6

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CCSS.RI.8.9

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CCSS.RL.7.6

In the section “Teens vs. Adults,” how does the second paragraph relate to the first paragraph?

• A. It explains an effect of an event described in the first paragraph.

• B. It tells the solution to a problem presented in the first paragraph.

• C. It offers an opposing viewpoint to one discussed in the first paragraph.

• D. It provides background information to an idea discussed in the first paragraph.

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In the section “What About the Victims?,” Heather Renwick says, “It makes more sense that we consider a person’s growth on the back end.” By “on the back end”, she means ___.

• A. while the person is still young

• B. if the person deserves consideration

• C. when the person requests an analysis

• D. after the person has had time to mature

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