Which of the Following Developments in the Practice of Capital

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which of the following developments in the practice of capital punishment has been the direct result of abolitionist efforts?

• A) the creation of degrees of murder, which distinguish between those murders heinous enough to warrant death and those murders that do not
• B) the number of offenses warranting the death penalty has been reduced (until recently with the federal government)
• C) executions have been hidden from public view
• D) the annual number of executions has decreased (though that trend may be changing)
• E) all of the above

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