Death Penalty

What is the Supreme Court's position on the death penalty?

• The death penalty is always constitutional

• The death penalty is never constitutional

• The death penalty is sometimes constitutional

• The death penalty should be decided by individual states

What is the role of the Supreme Court in interpreting the Eighth Amendment?

• To determine the constitutionality of punishments

• To enforce the Eighth Amendment

• To advocate for the rights of the accused

• To decide on the appropriate prison conditions

Select all countries where capital punishment is legal.

• China

• Pakistan

• Iran

• Sudan

• USA

List 3 arguments that SUPPORT the use of the death penalty as a punishment for crime.

Describe, in detail, one example of the death penalty.

Select 3 methods of capital punishment.

• Gas chamber

• Jail time

• Beheading

• Lethal injection

• Community service

List 3 arguments that OPPOSE the use of the death penalty as a punishment for crime.

What is the maximum penalty for a felony?

• 5 years in jail

• 10 years in jail

• Death penalty

• Life imprisonment

What is the primary purpose of the death penalty in the criminal justice system?

• Deterrence of crime

• Rehabilitation of offenders

• Reduction of prison population

• Promotion of social equality

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution is most often cited in debates about the death penalty?

• First Amendment

• Fifth Amendment

• Eighth Amendment

• Fourteenth Amendment