Facts about Death Penalty
Death Row
Lethal Injection
Electric Chair
Firing Squad
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What is the primary way of execution used in death penalty cases?
Lethal injection
100
What race is primarily on death row according to NAACP 2017 studies?
White (42%)
100
How does lethal injection work? Put the below statements in the correct order. 1. Person stops breathing 2. Person is put to sleep 3. Person's heart stops
Correct order: 2, 1, 3 Person is put to sleep, person stops breathing, then person's heart stops
100
What on the inmate is shaved in order for them to be put in the electric chair?
Everything - they are shaved head to toe
100
Where do they put the "X" on the person to mark the target?
Their heart
200
Who is more likely to be put on death row? Men or women?
Men
200
What state has the most amount of people on death row according to NAACP 2017 studies?
California (746 people)
200
How many states have lethal injection as their primary way of execution?
34
200
How long is someone in the electric chair for (while the electric chair is on)?
30 seconds
200
How many people on the firing squad have a real bullet in their gun?
One person
300
What was the first document to codify the death penalty?
Hammurabi's Code
300
What state has the most exonerations from death row?
Florida
300
In what state was the first authorized use of lethal injection as a form of legal execution used?
Texas (1982)
300
How many volts are used?
500 to 2000 volts
300
What type of gun is used by the firing squad?
A .30 caliber rifle
400
What are the 3 most common crimes that people receive the death penalty for? (must get at least 2 out of 3 to receive points)
Murder, kidnapping for ransom, and/or treason
400
Approximately how long do U.S. inmates await their execution day on death row?
More than a decade
400
What 3 drugs are used in lethal injection executions?
An anesthetic (sodium thiopental or pentobarbital), a paralytic agent (pancuronium bromide/Pavulon), and potassium chloride
400
Where was the first electric chair built?
New York
400
Since 1960, how many executions have been made by the firing squad?
Three
500
In how many states is the death penalty legal? In how many states is the death penalty illegal? (make a close approximation)
Legal - 31 states Illegal - 19 states
500
What is the LONGEST time a person has been on death row prior to their execution?
11,575 days (about 31.7 years)
500
Who was the first person executed by lethal injection?
Charles Brooks
500
Who was the first person executed by the electric chair?
William Kemmler
500
What 3 states still have the firing squad?
Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Utah
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