Death Penalty

Which state has performed the most recorded executions?

• Texas

• Oklahoma

• Florida

• Montana

How many states currently have the death penalty?

• 43

• 15

• 32

• 27

There are more countries WITH the death penalty than without.

• True

• False

Now that you have learned about the death penalty. Take a few minutes to free-write your opinion on the following question: Should the United States have the death penalty?

The death penalty carries the risk of executing an innocent person. Since 1973, more than ____ people who had been wrongly convicted and sentenced to death in the U.S. have been exonerated (released).

• 200

• 170

• 55

• 290

Which action did the U.S. Supreme Court find constitutional?

• The death penalty may be imposed only on adults.

• The death penalty may be imposed only on juveniles.

• The death penalty may be imposed on both adults and juveniles.

• The death penalty maybe imposed on neither adults nor juveniles.

What is the main argument of opponents of the death penalty?

• Executing anyone is a cruel and unusual punishment

• The death penalty is not a deterrent to crime

• The death penalty is too expensive

• The death penalty is racially biased

What is the ongoing debate regarding the Eighth Amendment?

• Whether cruel and unusual punishments should be allowed

• Whether excessive bail is constitutional

• Whether the death penalty is a violation of the Eighth Amendment

• Whether the Eighth Amendment should be repealed

Which country has the highest number of executions per year?

• A) United States

• B) China

• C) Iran

• D) Saudi Arabia

What is the primary method of execution in the United States?

• A) Hanging

• B) Firing Squad

• C) Lethal Injection

• D) Electric Chair