Question 1

The Supreme Court currently has adopted a fixed or historical meaning of the "cruel and unusual punishments" clause.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following methods of execution was occasionally utilized in colonial America as late as the 18th century?

Accepted Answer

A)   flaying and impaling
B)   boiling in oil
C)   drawing and quartering
D)   crucifixion
E)   all of the above were occasionally used

Question 3

Who was and when did the first person die in the electric chair?

Accepted Answer

A)   Robert Elliott in 1894
B)   Nikola Tesla in 1900
C)   Bruno Hauptmann in 1895
D)   William Kemmler in 1890
E)   none of the above

Question 4

For approximately 120 years after the adoption of the Bill of Rights, the Supreme Court employed a fixed or historical meaning for the concept of "cruel and unusual punishment."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Some states provide for more than one method of execution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In the case of Glossip v. Gross (2015) Justice Alito (writing for the majority) held that executions did not have to be painless.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following states was the first to execute by electrocution?

Accepted Answer

A)   Massachusetts
B)   New York
C)   Georgia
D)   Florida
E)   none of the above

Question 8

Which of the following drugs are used in Ohio's 'Plan B' lethal injection protocol?

Accepted Answer

A)   Hydromorphone
B)   Potassium Chloride
C)   Midazolam
D)   a & b only
E)   a & c only

Exam 6: Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Death Row, and Methods of Execution

For approximately 120 years after the adoption of the Bill of Rights, the Supreme Court employed a fixed or historical meaning for the concept of "cruel and unusual punishment."

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Which of the following drugs are used in Ohio's 'Plan B' lethal injection protocol?

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In the case of Glossip v. Gross (2015) Justice Alito (writing for the majority) held that executions did not have to be painless.

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Some states provide for more than one method of execution.

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The Supreme Court currently has adopted a fixed or historical meaning of the "cruel and unusual punishments" clause.

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Which of the following methods of execution was occasionally utilized in colonial America as late as the 18th century?

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Who was and when did the first person die in the electric chair?

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Which of the following states was the first to execute by electrocution?

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Exam 6: Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Death Row, and Methods of Execution

For approximately 120 years after the adoption of the Bill of Rights, the Supreme Court employed a fixed or historical meaning for the concept of "cruel and unusual punishment."

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Which of the following drugs are used in Ohio's 'Plan B' lethal injection protocol?

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In the case of Glossip v. Gross (2015) Justice Alito (writing for the majority) held that executions did not have to be painless.

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Some states provide for more than one method of execution.

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The Supreme Court currently has adopted a fixed or historical meaning of the "cruel and unusual punishments" clause.

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Which of the following methods of execution was occasionally utilized in colonial America as late as the 18th century?

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Who was and when did the first person die in the electric chair?

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Which of the following states was the first to execute by electrocution?

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