Which Statement Is Accurate Concerning Capital Punishment Worldwide

question 77

Multiple Choice

Which statement is accurate concerning capital punishment worldwide?

• A) Most countries have the death penalty.
• B) Most countries no longer use the death penalty.
• C) Five European countries still practice the death penalty.
• D) Only democratic nations have abolished the death penalty.

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Definitions:

National System

A structured set of guidelines, principles, or regulations designed to govern an entire nation.

Bicameral Legislature

A two-chamber system of government in which the legislature is divided into two distinct entities, often a lower house and an upper house.

Virginia Plan

The Virginia Plan was a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch during the Constitutional Convention in 1787, emphasizing representation based on state population.

Shays' Rebellion

An armed uprising in 1786-1787 in Massachusetts by American farmers against state and local enforcement of tax collections and judgments for debt, highlighting the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.