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Should the US continue to use the death penalty?
This question is not one that can be answered in a medium such as this one. This question had been debated without any definite answer for at least 75 years. Besides the question about the morality and effectiveness of the death penalty, there is the question of states' rights-- should the federal government be able to ban the death penalty in the several states.
Do terrorists get a death penalty?
If caught in the US and tried for treason, yes they get the death penalty because of the US constitution
Should the death penalty be mandatory for all first degree murders convictions?
No. There is a long and complex constitutional history on the death penalty, but quite simply, mandating the death penalty for any crime would be unconstitutional in the US. It would also be morally wrong.
How do you feel about the death penalty in the past?
The death penalty was extremely unfair for some people, but for the rest of us it was justice........ In the states the death penalty is still used in 37 states and by the Federal Government and the US Military.
Is the death penalty executed in front of people?
In the US, all death penalty sentences are carried out with wtnesses present.
Does Wisconsin have a death penalty?
No. In fact, Wisconsin was the first state in the US to abolish the death penalty, back in 1853.
How many states were there when the death penalty started?
There were the original 13 states, although the death penalty was established in the US long before the US was a separate nation.
Can a sixteen year old get the death penalty?
In the US, no. The Supreme Court found that minors could not be sentenced to the death penalty.
How does the death penalty relate to federalism in the US?
It doesn't.
What percent of US States have the death penalty?
Thirty-four of the fifty states currently have the death penalty, or 68%For more information about the death penalty in the United States, see Related Questions, below.
How does the death penalty effect the states that currently have the death penalty?
Don't quite understand the question. The application of the death penalty is one of the rights preserved to the states. There is no federal law that addresses, it or forbids it. Currently 35 of the 50 states plus the US Government and US Military have a death penalty in effect, although several have not exercised it in some time.
Is the death penalty a law?
The "death penalty," also known as capital punishment, is not a law but a consequence for committing specific, serious crimes such as murder, treason, etc.Not all countries use capital punishment.
