Which of the following changes occurred with capital punishment from 1972 to 1976?
A) It was prohibited because the Supreme Court deemed laws too vague and wanted more precise laws enacted to ensure consistency.
B) It was prohibited because the Innocence Project determined that 17 innocent individuals were serving time on death row.
C) It was prohibited because Congress removed the power of juries to impose the death penalty in capital cases.
D) Executions were limited to only those enacted by means of electrocution or firing squad.
E) It was expanded to all fifty states and to Puerto Rico by executive order.

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From 1972 to 1976, capital punishment was prohibited because the Supreme Court deemed laws too vague and wanted more precise laws enacted to ensure consistency. This was the result of the 1972 Supreme Court case Furman v. Georgia, which found that death penalty laws as they stood were being arbitrarily applied and were therefore unconstitutional.

Which of the Following Changes Occurred with Capital Punishment from 1972