Death Penalty
This state leads the nation in number of executions held
What are the pro and anti positions on abortion called in America?
Pro-choice and pro-life
This amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects the right to keep and bear arms.
The Second Amendment
This state was the first in America to legalize medical marijuana
California
True or False: The death penalty actually costs more money than life in prison
This now repealed Supreme Court decision in 1973 established a woman's constitutional right to choose an abortion.
Roe v Wade
This 1999 school shooting was the first to have live media coverage and led to intense debate over gun control and school safety
Columbine High School Massacre
True or False: States are able to legalize drugs because state law is always higher than federal law
False. Technically, the federal government can prosecute drug users and distributors in legal states.
This state was the first in the nation to abolish the death penalty
Michigan
In the United States, the ability to regulate abortion is currently decided by this level of government.
State Government
True or False: Civilians cannot own fully automatic machine guns
False. Machine guns made before 1986 can be purchased.
Excessive prescription of this type of medicine led to the opioid crisis in America.
Painkillers
A study from Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America found that at least this percent of executed prisoners are innocent.
A. 0.5 percent B. 12 percent C. 4 percent
B. 4 percent
True or False: The Texas Heartbeat Act does not have any exceptions for extreme circumstances to its abortion ban after six weeks of pregnancy
True
This group is the largest gun ownership rights lobbying organization
National Rifle Association (NRA)
In 2020, this state passed a measure decriminalizing possession of small amounts of any type of drug
Oregon