Geography
Since 1976, more than 80% of executions took place in this region of the United States
What is "the South"
Since 2000, this method of execution is by far the most commonly used to administer capital punishment in the United States
What is "Lethal Injection"
The death penalty is most often imposed for what crime?
Homicide
In what century was the first recorded death sentence in United States history?
The 17th century (In Jamestown, Virginia)
Since the 1990's, the has been a steep decline in executions in the United States (T/F)
True
In 1989, serial killer Ted Bundy was executed in this state
What is Florida
Women make up what percentage of the current total death row population?
2%
Which state official has the power to grant clemency to prisoners sentenced to death?
The Governor
Convicted of spying for the Soviet Union in 1953, this American couple are the only civilians to be executed for espionage-related activity during the Cold War
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
What is considered by many death penalty abolitionists the most viable alternative to the death penalty
In 1846, this state became the first English speaking jurisdiction in the world to abolish the death penalty.
What is Michigan
A prisoner would have to serve over X years of a life sentence to cost as much as the average federal execution
"over 100"
Which official in the criminal justice system has the discretion to decide whether the death penalty will be sought?
The District Attorney or Prosecutor
This future two-term president famously halted his presidential campaign to oversee the execution of Ricky Ray Rector
Who is Bill Clinton
What are the two most common justifications for the use of capital punishment?
Retribution and Deterrence
In 2021, this state became the first in the South to abolish the death penalty
What is Virginia
Since 1989, 18 wrongfully convicted inmates on death row have been exonerated using this type of genetic test
What is DNA testing
The "group of peers" that ultimately decides whether to sentence an individual to death in a capital trial is called
The Jury
In 2019, five countries executed more prisoners than the United States. Name two of them
China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, & Egypt
According to an April 2021 survey, what percentage of Americans support the death penalty for murder?
60 percent
In 2012 and 2016, voters in this state rejected a constitutional amendment to repeal the death penalty
What is California
In what decade was the last public execution in the United States?
The 1930's (Kentucky)
In 2021, executed prisoners spend an average of how many years on death row?
22 years
This famous US President oversaw the largest number of people executed (38) at the same time in American history
Who is Abraham Lincoln
Since 1972, how many pro-death penalty Supreme Court Justices have ultimately disavowed their support for death penalty at the end of their time on the bench?
"Five"
Blackmun (Callins), Stevens (Baze), Powell (after leaving the court), Breyer, & Ginsburg (Glossip)