The 1994 Death Penalty Act:
a. outlawed capital punishment.
b. increased the number of acts that were subject to the death penalty.
c. applied the 8th Amendment to the states.
d. reduced the number of automatic appeals in death penalty cases.
e. declared capital punishment to be cruel and unusual.
Answer: b
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