In the 1972 case of ________, the U.S. Supreme Court examined the imposition of the death penalty in three cases and analyzed in detail the constitutional issues raised by capital punishment.

A. Weems v. United States
B. Gregg v. Georgia
C. Coker v. Georgia
D. Furman v. Georgia


Answer: D

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