When Given the Choice of the Death Sentence or Life

question 23

Multiple Choice

When given the choice of the death sentence or life imprisonment without parole (LWOP) , a majority of those polled between 1985 and 1999 preferred the death sentence, but by 2011, the position had reversed with % supporting the death penalty and % supporting LWOP.

• A) 47; 51
• B) 48; 50
• C) 49; 50
• D) 49; 51

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