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WorksheetsDeath Penalty 1.05-1.08
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
This is prepared by the probation officer and used in the federal system to help judges determine the appropriate sentence for particular defendants.
allocution
pardon
pre-sentence investigation report
victim impact statements
If the defendant disagrees with information contained in the PSI, he/she has the right to explain the information during
allocution
commutation
pardon
rehabilitation
If a defendant uses excessive force during the commission of a crime, this would make the crime more grave and call for a tougher sentence. Which term BEST applies?
aggravating circumstances
mitigating circumstances
proportionality
social debt
Cooperating with the investigating authorities, surrendering, and having a good character are examples of:
aggravating circumstances
mitigating circumstances
proportionality
social debt
A face sheet containing demographic information such as aliases, physical description, and school history would be found in what document?
allocution
pardon
presentence investigation report
victim impact statements
One reason a defendant may file an appeal based on legal grounds is:
defective police lineup
defects in jury selection
illegal search & seizure
incompetent cousel
Which of the following Supreme Court cases limited the number of appeals a condemned person may lodge with the courts?
Coleman v. Thompson
Felker v. Turpin
McCleskey v. Zandt
Schlup v. Delo
Historically, this allowed prisoners limitless opportunities for appeals because it required prisoners to be brought into court to determine if they are being held legally.
presentence investigation
truth in sentencing
writ of certiorati
writ of habeas corpus
One reason a defendant may file an appeal based on constitutional grounds is
defects in jury selection
illegal search & seizure
improper admission of evidence
mistaken interpretation of law
Minutes before the inmate is scheduled for execution, the Governor calls in and changes his sentence to life in prison through which process?
appellate review
commutation
habeas corpus petition
proportionality review
The Supreme Court case of Wilkerson v. Utah deals with what form of execution?
hanging
firing squad
electrocution
lethal injection
The Supreme Court case of In re Kemmler deals with what form of execution?
electrocution
firing squad
lethal gas
lethal injection
The majority of states use this form of execution:
electrocution
firing squad
hanging
lethal injection
Delaware, New Hampshire and Washington are the only three states that practice which type of execution?
electrocution
firing squad
hanging
lethal injection
If lethal injection is ever held to be unconstitutional in Wyoming, then the state authorizes which other form of execution?
electrocution
firing squad
hanging
lethal gas
What would be a popular reason given by people who favor the death penalty?
"an eye for an eye"/convicted deserve to be executed
arbitrary and discriminatory application
deterrence
save taxpayers money/cost associated with prison
Gregg v. Georgia approved the two-step trial procedures in what type of cases?
capital
felony
misdemeanor
property
The future of the death penalty rests primarily with
congress
state legislatures
the governor
the president
In which case did the Supreme Court in 2002 rule that jurors and not judges must determine whether death is the appropriate penalty in a capital case?
Atkins v. Virginia
Furman v. Georgia
Gregg v. Georgia
Ring v. Arizona
Before 1968, the only issues the Supreme Court considered in relation to capital punishment concerned:
the constitutional provision against cruel and unusual punishment
the constitutionality of executing juveniles
the constitutionality of executing women
the means of administering the death penalty
Which factor reflects the American public's sustained support for the death penalty?
the desire for vindictive revenge does not exist
the desire to end unnecessary appeals and lawsuits from such convicts
the incapacitative power of the penalty
there is no symbolic value for politicians and law
