The death penalty in the USA
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- Q1
Why was Captain George Kendall executed in 1608?
for selling drugs
for being a spy
for murdering his family
for supporting Revolution
15s - Q2
Capital punishment is a legal penalty in ...
23 states
25 states
27 states
30 states
15s - Q3
The USA was the first to develop lethal injection as a method of execution.
truefalseTrue or False15s - Q4
Black people are more likely than White people to be sentenced to death for committing similar crimes
falsetrueTrue or False15s - Q5
... are much more likely to favor the death penalty for convicted murderers.
Democrats
Republicans
15s - Q6
65% of Protestants oppose the death penalty.
falsetrueTrue or False15s - Q7
A majority of states have the death penalty, but far fewer use it regularly.
truefalseTrue or False15s - Q8
The Trump administration executed ... prisoners in 2020.
0
13
10
3
15s - Q9
The average time between sentencing and execution in the U.S. has decreased sharply since the 1980s.
falsetrueTrue or False15s