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In Kansas v. Hendricks, the Supreme Court ruled the Kansas sexual predator law to be
 
  a. unconstitutional because the continued confinement constituted double jeopardy.
  b. constitutional because the confinement did not constitute punishment.
  c. unconstitutional because the confinement was cruel and unusual.
  d. constitutional because the law punishes sexual predators.

Question 2

In the landmark case of Atkins v. Virginia (2002), the U.S. Supreme Court ruledconsistent with laws already in effect in many statesthat
 
  a. schizophrenia is a mitigating factor that makes the death penalty unconstitutional.
  b. schizophrenia is not a mitigating factor that makes the death penalty unconstitutional.
  c. intellectual disability is a mitigating factor that makes the death penalty unconstitutional.
  d. intellectual disability is not a mitigating factor that makes the death penalty unconstitutional.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: b.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: c.



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