#1
What is the term for the legal principle that an accused person is innocent until proven guilty?
#2
What is the term for a sentence that allows for the possibility of parole after a specified period of time?
#3
Which amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees the right to a trial by jury in criminal cases?
#4
Which country was the first to completely abolish the death penalty for all crimes?
#5
What is the term used to describe the legal process of challenging the constitutionality of the death penalty?
#6
What is the term for the legal principle that prohibits the government from punishing an individual more than once for the same offense?
#7
What is the term used to describe the legal process of selecting jurors for a trial?
#8
Which amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the use of cruel and unusual punishment, including the death penalty?
#9
What is the term for the process of reviewing a death penalty case to ensure that all legal procedures were followed and that the sentence is appropriate?
#10
In legal terms, what does 'proportionality' refer to regarding capital punishment?
#11
Which of the following Supreme Court cases upheld the constitutionality of the death penalty in the United States?
#12
In which year did the United Nations General Assembly adopt the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty?
#13
Who was the first country to formally introduce capital punishment as a statutory penalty?
#14
What is the term for a legal doctrine that holds that certain rights are so fundamental that the government may not infringe upon them?
#15