History of Capital Punishment
This ancient legal code, known for "an eye for an eye," included capital punishment.
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
The most common method of execution in the U.S. today.
What is lethal injection?
Supporters argue the death penalty helps reduce this by making others afraid to commit crimes.
What is crime?
Supporters argue the death penalty helps reduce this by making others afraid to commit crimes?
What is crime or criminal behavior.
Many countries around the world have done this with the death penalty, meaning they no longer use it.
What is abolish it (or end it)?
Before modern methods, this tool was used in public executions to behead people?
What is a guillotine?
This method, involving a chair and electric current, was popular in the 20th century U.S.
What is the Electric chair ?
Many believe it brings this feeling to families of the victim.
What is closure?
Many believe it brings this feeling to families of the victim?
What is closure?
This country is known for using the death penalty more than any other in the world.
What is China?
What country carried out the first execution?
What is the United States.
CThis method was used in Utah and involves multiple shooters aiming at the heart.
what is a firing squad?
Supporters say the death penalty makes sure the criminal faces the most serious consequence for this kind of act.
What is murder (or a capital crime)?
Supporters say the death penalty makes sure the criminal faces the most serious consequence for this kind of act?
What is murder or capital crime.
Most countries in this region, including France and Germany, have ended the death penalty.
What is Europe?
This is the decade when the U.S. brought back the death penalty after improving sentencing laws?
What are the 1970s.
This method, involving a hood and a rope, is still legal in some U.S. states as a backup.
What is hanging?
Some supporters claim the death penalty helps reduce prison overcrowding by doing this.
What is execution?
Supporters argue that the death penalty delivers this type of justice, where the punishment fits the crime.
What is retributive justice.
This global organization works to protect human rights and speaks out against the death penalty.
What is the United Nations?
The death penalty was paused in the U.S. during the 1970s because it was ruled to be this?
What is unconstitutional.
This gas, used in a chamber, caused controversy over its inhumane effects?
What is hydrogen cyanid?
Supporters argue that the death penalty delivers this type of justice, where the punishment fits the crime.
What is retributive justice?
This term refers to when a defendant's life depends more on legal representation than guilt.
What is unequal justice or the "capital lottery"?
This religious leader has spoken out strongly against capital punishment in recent years.
Who is the Pope?