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bclement10

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What has happened to execution rates with legislatively mandated parole options and Supreme Court decisions?
 
  a. They have decreased.
  b. They have increased.
  c. They have stayed the same.
  d. There is no correlation between execution rates and legislative or judicial decisions about parole options.

Question 2

Diana is a member of a jury. During the trial, she decides to not hand out the death penalty to an adult criminal convicted of a capital crime. Which law most likely caused Diana to do this?
 
  a. the law that sets a 30-day limit on a new trial based on fresh evidence
  b. the law that safeguards criminals against cruel and unusual punishment
  c. the law that sets the death penalty as a punishment for repeat offenders
  d. the law that gives the sentence for life in prison without parole


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cloudre37

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Reply #1 on: Jul 8, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D


bclement10

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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Excellent

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