What effect did the USA PATRIOT Act have on the death penalty in the U.S.?
A) The death penalty was abolished for federal crimes.
B) The requirement of a mandatory appeal in cases involving a capital sentence was eliminated.
C) The method of imposing death was standardized throughout the U.S.
D) The list of federal crimes punishable by death was expanded significantly.
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A)caseloads must be distributed equally
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A)prevent individual offenders from
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Q23: The majority of death-penalty states use which
Q24: Opportunities for federal appeals by death-row inmates
Q25: The U.S.Supreme Court has ruled that _
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