Prior to the invention of the electric chair, the method of execution most often used in the United States was:

A) lethal injection.
B) firing squad.
C) hanging.
D) guillotine.
E) stoning.


C

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A. legal realism B. utilitarianism C. legal positivism D. legal behavioralism

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a. True b. False

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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What will be an ideal response?

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