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All of the Following Are True of the Death Penalty

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All of the following are true of the death penalty except


A) the Supreme Court struck down all existing death penalties in 1972 but invited the states to pass new legislation that would apply the penalty more consistently.
B) the death penalty is supported by a majority of Americans, though support has recently fallen.
C) thirty-four states permit the punishment.
D) in 2002, the Court ruled that only juries, not judges, could impose the penalty.
E) in 2002, the Court ruled that persons under the age of nineteen cannot be put to death.

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