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WorksheetsCapital Punishment S3
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 9mins
Capital punishment is
also known as rehabilitation
the state-approved practice of killing a person as punishment
the longest possible jail sentence
different to the death penalty
Which countries use Capital Punishment? Select all that apply
Japan
Germany
Saudi Arabia
United Kingdom
Iran
Name three methods of legal execution
Hanging
Drowning
Gas Chamber
Gas Chamber
Hung, drawn, quartered
In China, what crimes are punishable by death? Select all correct answers.
Murder
Drug Trafficking
Human Trafficking
Illegal possession of firearms
Select the moral issues that come up in using capital punishment (CP)
Capital punishment is just as bad as murder
It's a form of punishment
Some people are wrongfully accused of murder and are killed by CP
there are abuses of power in the justice system
What is Article 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? (HINT: It could be seen as relating to capital punishment)
Right to privacy
Freedom from torture
Freedom of movement
Freedom of religion or belief
Who was sentenced to death for a murder that they did not commit?
Ruth Ellis
Napoleon Beazley
Derek Bentley
Wayne Couzens
Derek Bentley was executed for the murder of a police officer
True
False
Ruth Ellis was hanged in the UK for which crime?
Theft of military arms
Human trafficking
Drugs Trafficking
Murder
The case of Ruth Ellis is considered a miscarriage of justice because...
she was a survivor of domestic abuse
her intention was not to murder, just to harm
she was wrongfully accused
It was her friend who committed the crime
Capital punishment goes against the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
False
True
What is the purpose of Capital Punishment
Rehabilitation
Retribution
Protect Society
To deter future criminals
What is a miscarriage of justice?
When all the jurors in a courtroom agree on the same verdict
A failure of the justice system to correctly convict a crime
A fair outcome for a crime committed
When all the evidence in a case is unreliable
