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Actually, opinions on this vary. But the tendency, nowadays, is that a majority of people think that the death penalty is uncivilized. Some arguments against the death penalty is that it is used disproportionately against ethnic minorities (for example, black people in the United States), and that it is irreversible (and there have been many cases where people executed, or people who were planned to be executed, turned out to be innocent). For further arguments, both for and against the death penalty, I suggest you consult the Wikipedia article on "Death penalty".
It depends on the candidate. There is no set liberal or conservative view on the death penalty. There are many liberals who support the death penalty and those who are against it. There are many conservatives who support the death penalty and there are those who oppose it.
Over 1,000 people have been killed since the death penalty was instituted.
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The death penalty is legal in 32 U.S. states. In the United States, 1,386 people have been executed.
The Democratic Party has no one view on the death penalty. There are many Democrats who are against it and many who are pro death penalty. Democrats tend to have a wider range of views within their own party, while Republicans are more unified in their beliefs, however wrong those tend to be.
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The UK abolished the death penalty in 1999. The last executions in Britain was in 1964- two men who were hanged for a murder/robbery.
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There have been almost 1300 executions via the death penalty in the United States. About 1264 of these executions have been since 1974.
The death penalty is regulated by state governments, and many of them still use it. Texas is notable for it's death penalty system.