Chapter 7: The Death Penalty



Chapter 7: The Death Penalty

1. The 1972 decision in _______________ ruled that the death penalty as it was being administered was being applied in an arbitrary and capricious manner.

a. McCleskey v. Kemp

b. Batson v. Kentucky

c. Furman v. Georgia

d. Coker v. Georgia

2. Which of the following cases resulted in the decision that kidnappings cannot be punished with the death penalty?

a. McCleskey v. Kemp

b. Batson v. Kentucky

c. Coker v. Georgia

d. Eberheart v. Georgia

3. It is likely the death penalty is still used as a punishment in the United States because:

a. It is effective.

b. It makes a crucial point to the world.

c. The punishment fits the crime.

d. Strong public support.

4. True or False: During the slave era, masters were not compensated for the execution of their slaves.

a. True

b. False

5. True or False: Some states have standard compensation packages for wrongfully convicted offenders.

a. True

b. False

6. Which of the following Supreme Court Justices is known for the hypotheses regarding public opinion on the death penalty?

a. Justice Sandra Day O’Conner

b. Justice Thurgood Marshall

c. Justice Clarence Thomas

d. Justice Earl Warren

7. True or False: Blacks with higher incomes tend to be more approving of the death penalty than lower income Blacks.

a. True

b. False

8. True or False: Blacks have consistently supported the death penalty more than Whites.

a. True

b. False

9. This philosophy is based on the premise that since the criminal justice system works for most citizens, we can tolerate it when a small number of citizens are wrongfully convicted______________________.

10. All of the following contributes to a wrongful conviction except:

a. Eyewitness error

b. Juror gender

c. Race

d. Prosecutorial conduct

11. The 1976 Supreme Court decision that allowed states that used guided discretion statutes to reinstitute the death penalty was ____________________.

a. Furman v. Georgia

b. Plessy v. Ferguson

c. Gregg v. Georgia

d. McCleskey v. Kemp

12. True or False: The 1987 decision in McCleskey v. Kemp represents another important Supreme Court case, which challenged the constitutionality of the death penalty based on race discrimination in its application.

a. True

b. False

13. _________________ is the name of the study that was used to support the arguments in the McCleskey case.

14. _______________is the name of a nationwide examination of jurors’ attitudes and beliefs that Dr. Bellas participated in and utilized some of the data for his jury research.

15. True or False: Most people on death row were on probation or parole when they committed offense leading to death penalty.

a. True

b. False

16. True or False: Most offenders on death row are married.

a. True

b. False

17. True or False: Public opinion on the death penalty is important because prosecutors consider it when deciding to seek the death sentence.

a. True

b. False

18. True or False: According to the Gallup Poll in 2010, support for the death penalty is near 90%.

a. True

b. False

19. On the whole, scholars have found support for ____________ first hypothesis, that the public is uninformed about the death penalty.

20. True or False: Racial minorities are overrepresented among the wrongfully convicted.

a. True

b. False

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