Describe the case that eliminated the death penalty for juveniles and include the Court’s reasoning.
What will be an ideal response?
The death penalty for juveniles was ruled unconstitutional in Roper v. Simmons (2005). See the textbook for a complete discussion of this case.
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Formal ties between Great Britain and the United States were severed:
a. when the American Declaration of Independence was signed. b. when the colonists boarded British ships and threw tea overboard. c. through the drafting of the Magna Carta. d. at the meeting of the First Continental Congress.
The primary source of US crime statistics is the _____
a. Uniform Crime Reports b. National Crime Data Bank c. Interpol Crime Reports d. Victims Crime Review
A(n) ________ adapts to prison by exploiting the minimal pleasures it offers.
A. retreatist B. hedonist C. legalist D. opportunist
In the case of People v. Ramos, the courts found that a. house arrest for a pretrial detainee could not count as time served toward a conviction. b. GPS monitoring was constitutional and not a violation of one's 8th Amendment
c. electronic monitoring was a violation of the 14th Amendment. d. community service could not be used as a sentence for felony offenders.