The Increase in Neuropsychological Evidence About the Development of the Brain

question 13

Multiple Choice

The increase in neuropsychological evidence about the development of the brain has led to discussions about

• A) whether juveniles should be tried and punished under the same standards as adults.
• B) whether any criminal is competent to stand trial.
• C) the role of psychologists in the determination of sanity and insanity for defense purposes.
• D) the impossibility of psychological autopsies on adolescents.

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Definitions:

Kansas-Nebraska Act

A 1854 law that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, leaving the decision of slavery up to the popular sovereignty of those territories, effectively repealing the Missouri Compromise.

Stephen Douglas

An American politician from Illinois who was a leader of the Democratic Party and famously debated Abraham Lincoln during the 1858 Senate contest.

Transcontinental Railroad

The railway system completed in 1869 that connected the east and west coasts of the United States, greatly facilitating travel and commerce.

Wilmot Proviso

A proposed, but never enacted, amendment in 1846 that aimed to prohibit slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico, intensifying the pre-Civil War debates over slavery.