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Colonial America did not have a standardized system of laws or even a federal government. Legally, the colonies were under British law, which prescribed imprisonment.

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What countys still have the death penalty?

America


Where in America can you not receive the death penalty?

only 15 states are safe from the death penalty. and there are 35 states thathave the death penalty including US government and military.AlaskaHawaiiIllinois (this year)IowaMaineMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotanew jerseynew Mexiconew yorknorth DakotaRhode islandVermontwest VirginaWisconsin and dist. of Columbia does not have the death penalty. these could change anytime


How many people in America were given the death penalty?

There have been almost 1300 executions via the death penalty in the United States. About 1264 of these executions have been since 1974.


Is it true that a native American cannot get death penalty in America?

Actually no. I am part Lakota and though we don't pay taxes with the IRS and all that we do go to jail and get the death penalty


Is the death penalty about culture?

This statement is debatable. There are people who believe that America has a subculture of violence and that we glorify guns and are therefore more likely to use the death penalty. Compared to Europe who has abolished the death penalty and many believe they value human rights more than people in America. There is also a Southern Exceptionalism in which people in the south believe in and use the death penalty more because of its history of racial discrimination and it's subculture of violence.


What is America's view of the death penalty?

That cannot be known since everyone has their own sight of this concept.


Is Texas for or against the death penalty?

For. If most of the citizens in Texas did not want the death penalty, there would be no death penalty.


Does Missouri have the death penalty?

No,the state of Missouri does not have the death penalty.


Does Nebraska have the death penalty?

No,the state of Nebraska does not have the death penalty.


What is the death penalty for Romania?

Now, no death penalty in Romania.


How can you get kill in the death penalty?

no, you dont die with the death penalty


Philippines government transition?

anti- death penalty i am a anti death penalty... because death penalty is not a human punishment..