Chapter 27: Capital Punishment Pt. 2 Flashcards
Executions over the years: increased from the _____s through the _____s; dropped in the _____s until the ______s; increasing again until the ______s
1910s 1930s 1940s 1970s 1990s
In both 2011 and 2012, there were ___ executions in the U.S.
43
What are the major cases/rules on the death penalty (in the U.S.)?
(1) Furman vs. Georgia
2) Gregg vs Georgia (1976); Woodson vs North Carolina (1976); Roberts vs Lousiana (1976
What happened in the Furman vs. Georgia case?
rules that the death penalty was “cruel and unusual punishment” under the 8th and 14th Amendment
the court objected to this
What was the result of the Furman vs. Georgia case
voided the laws about the death penalty in 39 states and the District of Columbia
What happened in the Gregg vs Georgia (1976); Woodson vs North Carolina (1976); Roberts vs Lousiana (1976) case?
struck down the constitutionality of mandatory death penalties
Which states have the highest execution rates (around 2010)?
(1) Texas
(2) Oklahoma
(3) Arizona
(4) Mississippi
(5) Florida & Ohio
(6) South Dakota
(7) Delaware & Idaho
What are the top 5 states for executions in the Post-Furman era?
(1) Texas
(2) Virginia
(3) Oklahoma
(4) Florida
(5) Missouri
What is the largest numbers of death row inmates per state?
(1) California
(2) Florida
(3) Texas
(4) Pennsylvania
99% of persons executed in the U.S. form 1976 to 2012 were ____
men
35% of persons executed in the post-Furnman era were _____ and 7% were _______
black
Hispanic
56% of those executed in 2012 had been under a death sentence for at least ___ years
15
What are the primary methods for U.S. execution?
lethal injection, electrocution, and gas chamber
What is the difference between retentionist and abolitionist?
Retentionists- large group of people/organization that want to retain capital punishment
Abolitionists- large group of people/organization that want to abolish capital punishment
What are the type of issues that retentionist and abolitionists disagree on?
(1) Moral Issue
(2) Protection of Society
(3) Economic Costs
(4) Marginal Deterrence
(5) The Nature of Homicide
(6) Discriminatory Application
(7) Possibility of Error
(8) The Brutalization Effect