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In what case did the Supreme Court reinstate the possibility of the death penalty?
 
  A. Kansas v. Hendricks (1997)
  B. Lockhart v. McCree (1986)
  C. Furman v. Georgia (1972)
  D. Gregg v. Georgia (1976)

Question 2

A jury must decide whether a defendant, already judged guilty, should receive the death penalty. They are told that the defendant committed the crime after years of physical abuse, a fact that could argue for a sentence less than death. This is an example of a(n) _______________ factor
 
  A. discretionary
  B. disparity
  C. aggravating
  D. mitigating



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