In this case, the U.S. Supreme Court found that a state statute allowing capital punishment for persons convicted of raping a child violated the Eighth Amendment
a) Kennedy v. Louisiana
b) Bell v. Wolfish
c) Ford v. Wainwright
d) Penry v. Lynaugh
Answer: a) Kennedy v. Louisiana
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A) ?self-interest B) moral obligation C) civic interest D) social obligation E) disinterest
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A) attorney general B) comptroller of public accounts C) Speaker of the House D) commissioner of agriculture
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a. public interest or public involvement b. self-interest or publicinterest c. curiosity or self-analysis d. public protection or public promotion