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skymedlock

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New research shows that the __________ is at least as important as race of the defendant in determining who receives the death penalty.
 
  a. violence of the crime
  b. social class of the defendant
  c. race of the victim
  d. gender of the defendant

Question 2

The 1972 Furman decision determined that capital punishment was:
 
  a. racist but necessary to deter future crime.
  b. racist and unconstitutional due to the uncontrolled discretion of judges and juries in sentencing.
  c. not racist since more blacks than whites committed violent crimes.
  d. a just way to deal with all rapists, regardless of race.


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deja

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Reply #1 on: Jul 1, 2018
Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

b


skymedlock

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Reply 2 on: Jul 1, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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