What is the stance of the Supreme Court in regard to the death penalty?
a. The death penalty is unconstitutional, though states may use it if their state courts approve.
b. If one state has a death penalty statute, then all states must also have such a statute.
c. The death penalty is not considered unconstitutional unless it is used for a juvenile under the age of eighteen or a mentally retarded person.
d. The Supreme Court has encouraged the use of the death penalty as punishment and deterrence.
e. The Supreme Court has consistently ruled that the nothing in the Constitution can be used to address the issue of the death penalty.
ANS: C
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