7-0 Check Your Knowledge (1)

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7-0 Check Your Knowledge Question 1 0.5 / 0.5 points Which of the following is a legally relevant factor when determining sentence severity? (Select one) Question options: The seriousness of the crime The prosecutor who handled the case The victim’s sociodemographic characteristics The offender’s sociodemographic characteristics Question 2 0 / 0.5 points Under which system of sentencing does the judge sentence the offender to the minimum and maximum sentence, as established by the legislature (i.e., 10 to 20 years in prison)? (Select one) Question options: Mandatory sentencing Determinate sentencing Sentencing guidelines Intermediate sentencing What was the Supreme Court ruling in Furman v. Georgia ? (Select one) Question options: It placed a moritarium on the death penalty due to the arbitrariness in which it was applied.
Defendants who have committed burglaries may be sentenced to death. It required counsel present during questioning. It provided due process to defendants. Question 4 0 / 0.5 points Under which system of sentencing does the judge sentence the offender, taking into consideration the binding or nonbinding sentencing recommendations created by sentencing commissions? (Select one) Question options: Sentencing guidelines Mandatory sentencing Determinate sentencing Intermediate sentencing Question 5 0.5 / 0.5 points Which of the following may limit the sentencing decisions of judges? (Select all that apply) Question options: Type of sentencing system Relationships with members of the courtroom workgroup Sentencing guidelines Length of the trial Question 6 0.5 / 0.5 points Who was the Chief Justice in the Gregg decision? (Select one) Question options:
Burger Weinberg Gorsuch Kavanaugh Question 7 0.5 / 0.5 points What was the finding in the Gregg v. Georgia decision? (Select one) Question options: The death penalty does not automatically violate the Eighth Amendment. The death penalty can only be applied using the electric chair. The death penalty can only apply during a jury trial. The death penalty can only be applied by judicial order. Question 8 0.5 / 0.5 points The argument against the death penalty on the grounds that it is “cruel and unusual” stems from which Constitutional Amendment? (Select one) Question options: Eighth Fourth Sixth Seventh Question 9 0.5 / 0.5 points
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In what year was Gregg v. Georgia decided? (Select one) Question options: 1973 1974 1975 1976 Question 10 0.5 / 0.5 points In what year was Furman v. Georgia decided? (Select one) Question options: 1973 1972 1974 1971