How would you explain the fact that the death penalty is supported by a significant majority of the U.S. population as both death sentences and executions continue to fall?
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Answer the following questions:
1. How would you explain the fact that the death penalty is supported by a significant majority of the U.S. population as both death sentences and executions continue to fall?
2. How would you explain the fact that the death penalty , with the exception of Belarus, has been abolished in all of Europe?
3. Roper v. Simmons (2005) has been mentioned in class, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court majority opinion cited a “consensus against the juvenile death penalty among state legislatures.” Do you think Roper v. Simmons was a just decision?
4. Was the execution of Clayton Powell cruel and unusual in your opinion? The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Oklahoma drug protocol did not violate the Eighth Amendment.
5. What effect, if any, should cost have on a state’s decision to have a death penalty statute?
Consider each answer critically. If you support the death penalty give sound reasoning. As usual your responses should be typewritten and double spaced.
