Which of the Following Best Describes Americans' Beliefs About Capital

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes Americans' beliefs about capital punishment?

• A) The majority of Americans have always supported killing convicted criminals.
• B) Americans' beliefs about capital punishment are similar to the beliefs of Europeans.
• C) The percentage of Americans supporting the death penalty has nearly doubled in the past 40 years.
• D) fewer Americans support capital punishment today than a generation ago.
• E) Americans support capital punishment because it is distributed equally among all criminals, men and women, whites and blacks, and so on.

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