Short Answer
Match each item to the phrase or sentence listed below.
a. Ruling that required an objective standard of reasonableness for defense counsel
b. Circumstances that increase seriousness of crime
c. A moral argument for capital punishment
d. Ruling that execution of the developmentally disabled is unconstitutional
e. Execution method developed in the late 1970s
f. Separate hearings for guilt and sentencing
g. Ruling that the execution of the mentally ill is unconstitutional
h. Circumstances that invite mercy
i. Ruling that only juries should decide whether to implement the death penalty
j. First ruling that the death penalty is constitutional if it is not administered in a cruel and usual fashion
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Q8: Research shows that the death penalty is
Q9: Describe the prevailing characteristics of people on
Q10: In , the Supreme Court rejected a
Q11: Although nearly 13 percent of people arrested
Q12: Describe the major arguments for and against
Q14: _ states and the federal government currently
Q15: The most common method used in executions
Q16: In , the Supreme Court ruled that
Q17: Insanity is a recognized defense for commission
Q18: The case of McCleskey v. Kemp focused