Capital Punishment and Legal Ethics Quiz

Test your knowledge on legal ethics and capital punishment. Explore landmark cases, international perspectives, and ethical dilemmas in this quiz.

#1

What is the term for the legal principle that an accused person is innocent until proven guilty?

Burden of proof
Presumption of innocence
Criminal liability
Civil liability
#2

What is the term for a sentence that allows for the possibility of parole after a specified period of time?

Life imprisonment
Indeterminate sentence
Mandatory sentence
Capital punishment
#3

Which amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees the right to a trial by jury in criminal cases?

First Amendment
Fourth Amendment
Sixth Amendment
Eighth Amendment
#4

Which country was the first to completely abolish the death penalty for all crimes?

United States
Canada
France
Australia
#5

What is the term used to describe the legal process of challenging the constitutionality of the death penalty?

Criminal appeal
Habeas corpus
Direct review
Post-conviction relief
#6

What is the term for the legal principle that prohibits the government from punishing an individual more than once for the same offense?

Double jeopardy
Due process
Equal protection
Ex post facto
#7

What is the term used to describe the legal process of selecting jurors for a trial?

Jury duty
Jury selection
Jury summons
Jury discretion
#8

Which amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the use of cruel and unusual punishment, including the death penalty?

First Amendment
Second Amendment
Eighth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
#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?

Appellate review
Habeas corpus
Clemency
Direct review
#10

In legal terms, what does 'proportionality' refer to regarding capital punishment?

The punishment must fit the crime
The punishment must be applied equally to all criminals
The punishment must be carried out swiftly
The punishment must be based on societal norms
#11

Which of the following Supreme Court cases upheld the constitutionality of the death penalty in the United States?

Roe v. Wade
Brown v. Board of Education
Furman v. Georgia
Gregg v. Georgia
#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?

1989
1996
2005
2012
#13

Who was the first country to formally introduce capital punishment as a statutory penalty?

Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Babylon
Egypt
#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?

Substantive due process
Procedural due process
Presumption of innocence
Statute of limitations
#15

In which country was the last execution for witchcraft recorded, occurring as recently as 1872?

United States
England
Germany
Scotland

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