The Eighth Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment
a. does not regulate states in their application of the death penalty.
b. prevents the application of the death penalty for crimes other than murder and rape.
c. allows the death penalty, but excludes some classes of people from being executed.
d. prohibits the death penalty; however, some states have refused to recognize this.
c. allows the death penalty, but excludes some classes of people from being executed.
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A. True B. False
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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a. third wave b. third generation c. fourth generation d. fifth generation