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1. Historically, where did executions in the United States most often occur?

a. On public display

b. In a private chamber

c. Inside the prison

d. At the sentencing location

2. In the case of Atkins v. Virginia, the Supreme Court held that

a. it is unconstitutional to impose a death sentence on juveniles.

b. the infliction of unnecessary pain during execution is unconstitutional.

c. it is unconstitutional to execute mentally retarded defendants.

d. electrocution as a method of execution is not unconstitutional.

3. The prosecutor's gatekeeper function implies that

a. if the prosecutor declines to seek the death penalty, the jury may still impose this penalty.

b. if the prosecutor declines to seek the death penalty, the jury may not impose this penalty.

c. if the jury imposes the death penalty, the prosecutor may appeal the jury's decision.

d. if the jury imposes the death penalty, the prosecutor may not appeal the jury's decision.

4. Which of the following is a legitimate explanation for the fact that women are less likely to receive a death sentence than men?

a. Juries are less willing to sentence female offenders to death.

b. A female offender is more likely to be a juvenile when she commits a murder.

c. Women are more likely to kill strangers, rather than friends or family members.

d. Homicides by women are less likely to involve the specific circumstances that increase the likelihood of a death sentence.