In ___________________, the Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty was itself not unconstitutional, but the way it was administrated constituted cruel and unusual punishment.

A. Furman v. Georgia (1972)
B. Glossip v. Gross (2015)
C. Gregg v. Georgia (1972)
D. Atkins v. Virginia (2002)


Answer: A

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