What is the stance of the Supreme Court in regard to the death penalty?
a. The death penalty is unconstitutional, though states may use it if their state courts approve.
b. If one state has a death penalty statute, then all states must also have such a statute.
c. The death penalty is not considered unconstitutional unless it is used for a juvenile under the age of eighteen or a mentally retarded person.
d. The Supreme Court has encouraged the use of the death penalty as punishment and deterrence.
e. The Supreme Court has consistently ruled that the nothing in the Constitution can be used to address the issue of the death penalty.
Question 2
Which of the following is NOT a right guaranteed by the Eighth Amendment?
a. the right to bail that is not excessive
b. freedom from excessive fines
c. freedom from cruel and unusual punishment
d. the right to a jury trial
e. serious punishments may not be imposed for relatively minor offenses
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