Below What Age Did American Law Prohibit the Execution of Children

question 42

Multiple Choice

Below what age did American law prohibit the execution of children at the time the Bill of Rights was ratified in 1791?

• A) 7
• B) 10
• C) 13
• D) 16
• E) There was no minimum age at the time.

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