All of the Following Are True of the Death Penalty

question 64

Multiple Choice

All of the following are true of the death penalty except

• A) the Supreme Court struck down all existing death penalties in 1972 but invited the states to pass new legislation that would apply the penalty more consistently.
• B) the death penalty is supported by a majority of Americans, though support has recently fallen.
• C) thirty-four states permit the punishment.
• D) in 2002, the Court ruled that only juries, not judges, could impose the penalty.
• E) in 2002, the Court ruled that persons under the age of nineteen cannot be put to death.

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