Describe the legal history of capital punishment. Cite court cases when appropriate.
What will be an ideal response?
Furman v. Georgia—administration of capital punishment deemed unconstitutional;
Gregg v. Georgia—because of less capricious sentencing in capital punishment, it was
reinstated; bifurcated trial and at least one aggravating factor needed for capital
punishment to apply
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Discuss how the United States used extraordinary rendition and whether you consider its actions to be outside the legal codes
What will be an ideal response?
Children became regarded both as evil monsters capable of committing the most depraved of acts in the:
a. mid 1980s. b. mid 1990s. c. early 1980s. d. early 1990s.
The fundamental document describing the liberties of the people and forbidding the government to violate these rights is known as the a. Declaration of Independence. b. Bill of Rights
c. collective state statute. d. petitionary order. e. Congressional Constitution.
Projectile trajectories, even for short distances, must account for the drop in the projectile due to gravity
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.