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57100090b654c5140001f72d	In what state did the largest American mass execution occur?	Minnesota	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nThe largest single execution in United States history was the hanging of 38 American Indians convicted of murder and rape during the Dakota War of 1862. They were executed simultaneously on December 26, 1862, in Mankato, Minnesota. A single blow from an axe cut the rope t...
57100090b654c5140001f72e	What was the ethnicity of the people executed in the second-largest mass execution in US history?	African-American	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nThe largest single execution in United States history was the hanging of 38 American Indians convicted of murder and rape during the Dakota War of 1862. They were executed simultaneously on December 26, 1862, in Mankato, Minnesota. A single blow from an axe cut the rope t...
57100090b654c5140001f72f	In what year did the Admiralty Court hang 26 pirates in Newport, Rhode Island?	1723	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nThe largest single execution in United States history was the hanging of 38 American Indians convicted of murder and rape during the Dakota War of 1862. They were executed simultaneously on December 26, 1862, in Mankato, Minnesota. A single blow from an axe cut the rope t...
571001dab654c5140001f735	What act restricted the scope of federal habeas corpus?	the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nAfter a death sentence is affirmed in state collateral review, the prisoner may file for federal habeas corpus, which is a unique type of lawsuit that can be brought in federal courts. Federal habeas corpus is a species of collateral review, and it is the only way that st...
571001dab654c5140001f736	How may state prisoners seek to have a death sentence overturned in federal court?	Federal habeas corpus	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nAfter a death sentence is affirmed in state collateral review, the prisoner may file for federal habeas corpus, which is a unique type of lawsuit that can be brought in federal courts. Federal habeas corpus is a species of collateral review, and it is the only way that st...
571001dab654c5140001f737	In what courts can federal habeas corpus suits be brought?	federal	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nAfter a death sentence is affirmed in state collateral review, the prisoner may file for federal habeas corpus, which is a unique type of lawsuit that can be brought in federal courts. Federal habeas corpus is a species of collateral review, and it is the only way that st...
571001dab654c5140001f738	If prisoners use federal habeas corpus to present evidence that they're innocent, what must the evidence be?	truly compelling	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nAfter a death sentence is affirmed in state collateral review, the prisoner may file for federal habeas corpus, which is a unique type of lawsuit that can be brought in federal courts. Federal habeas corpus is a species of collateral review, and it is the only way that st...
57100234a58dae1900cd67ce	Along with New Jersey, what state commuted all life sentences when bills to repeal the death penalty were passed?	Illinois	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nIn New Jersey and Illinois, all death row inmates had their sentences commuted to life in prison without parole when the death penalty repeal bills were signed into law. In Maryland, Governor Martin O'Malley commuted the state's four remaining death sentences to life in p...
57100234a58dae1900cd67cf	The governor of what state commuted four death sentences in January 2015?	Maryland	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nIn New Jersey and Illinois, all death row inmates had their sentences commuted to life in prison without parole when the death penalty repeal bills were signed into law. In Maryland, Governor Martin O'Malley commuted the state's four remaining death sentences to life in p...
57100234a58dae1900cd67d0	Who was governor of Maryland in January 2015?	Martin O'Malley	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nIn New Jersey and Illinois, all death row inmates had their sentences commuted to life in prison without parole when the death penalty repeal bills were signed into law. In Maryland, Governor Martin O'Malley commuted the state's four remaining death sentences to life in p...
57100234a58dae1900cd67d1	In what state's supreme court was State v. Santiago decided?	Connecticut	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nIn New Jersey and Illinois, all death row inmates had their sentences commuted to life in prison without parole when the death penalty repeal bills were signed into law. In Maryland, Governor Martin O'Malley commuted the state's four remaining death sentences to life in p...
57100234a58dae1900cd67d2	How many people had their sentences commuted by State v. Santiago?	11	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nIn New Jersey and Illinois, all death row inmates had their sentences commuted to life in prison without parole when the death penalty repeal bills were signed into law. In Maryland, Governor Martin O'Malley commuted the state's four remaining death sentences to life in p...
57100286a58dae1900cd67d8	In what court was Bigby v. Dretke decided?	United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nThe United States Supreme Court in Penry v. Lynaugh and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Bigby v. Dretke have been clear in their decisions that jury instructions in death penalty cases that do not ask about mitigating factors regarding the defe...
57100286a58dae1900cd67d9	What court heard the case Penry v. Lynaugh?	United States Supreme Court	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nThe United States Supreme Court in Penry v. Lynaugh and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Bigby v. Dretke have been clear in their decisions that jury instructions in death penalty cases that do not ask about mitigating factors regarding the defe...
57100286a58dae1900cd67da	What amendment to the Constitution did Penry v. Lynaugh address?	Eighth	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nThe United States Supreme Court in Penry v. Lynaugh and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Bigby v. Dretke have been clear in their decisions that jury instructions in death penalty cases that do not ask about mitigating factors regarding the defe...
57100286a58dae1900cd67db	What sentencing factors did Bigby v. Dretke consider?	mitigating	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nThe United States Supreme Court in Penry v. Lynaugh and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Bigby v. Dretke have been clear in their decisions that jury instructions in death penalty cases that do not ask about mitigating factors regarding the defe...
571007ebb654c5140001f757	In what year was Tony Chebatoris killed?	1938	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nSeveral states have never had capital punishment, the first being Michigan, which abolished it shortly after entering the Union. (However, the United States government executed Tony Chebatoris at the Federal Correctional Institution in Milan, Michigan in 1938.) Article 4,...
571007ebb654c5140001f758	When was Michigan's fourth Constitution ratified?	1963	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nSeveral states have never had capital punishment, the first being Michigan, which abolished it shortly after entering the Union. (However, the United States government executed Tony Chebatoris at the Federal Correctional Institution in Milan, Michigan in 1938.) Article 4,...
571007ebb654c5140001f759	In what city was Tony Chebatoris executed?	Milan	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nSeveral states have never had capital punishment, the first being Michigan, which abolished it shortly after entering the Union. (However, the United States government executed Tony Chebatoris at the Federal Correctional Institution in Milan, Michigan in 1938.) Article 4,...
571007ebb654c5140001f75a	In what year was there a failed Michigan constitutional amendment to allow the death penalty?	2004	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nSeveral states have never had capital punishment, the first being Michigan, which abolished it shortly after entering the Union. (However, the United States government executed Tony Chebatoris at the Federal Correctional Institution in Milan, Michigan in 1938.) Article 4,...
571007ebb654c5140001f75b	What article of the fourth Michigan Constitution forbids laws allowing capital punishment?	4	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nSeveral states have never had capital punishment, the first being Michigan, which abolished it shortly after entering the Union. (However, the United States government executed Tony Chebatoris at the Federal Correctional Institution in Milan, Michigan in 1938.) Article 4,...
5710088bb654c5140001f76b	Under what federal statute are offenses punished by lethal injection?	Drug Kingpin Act of 1988	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nThe method of execution of federal prisoners for offenses under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is that of the state in which the conviction took place. If the state has no death penalty, the judge must choose a state with the death penalty for c...
5710088bb654c5140001f76c	According to what law are federal prisoners executed according to the procedures in place in the state in which they were convicted?	Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nThe method of execution of federal prisoners for offenses under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is that of the state in which the conviction took place. If the state has no death penalty, the judge must choose a state with the death penalty for c...
5710088bb654c5140001f76d	In what state is the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute?	Indiana	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nThe method of execution of federal prisoners for offenses under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is that of the state in which the conviction took place. If the state has no death penalty, the judge must choose a state with the death penalty for c...
5710088bb654c5140001f76e	In what month and year was Juan Garza executed?	June 2001	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nThe method of execution of federal prisoners for offenses under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is that of the state in which the conviction took place. If the state has no death penalty, the judge must choose a state with the death penalty for c...
5710088bb654c5140001f76f	Who was executed by the federal government on March 18, 2003?	Louis Jones, Jr.	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nThe method of execution of federal prisoners for offenses under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is that of the state in which the conviction took place. If the state has no death penalty, the judge must choose a state with the death penalty for c...
571008eab654c5140001f775	In what year did the American Law Institute create a death penalty framework for the Model Penal Code?	1962	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nIn October 2009, the American Law Institute voted to disavow the framework for capital punishment that it had created in 1962, as part of the Model Penal Code, \"in light of the current intractable institutional and structural obstacles to ensuring a minimally adequate sy...
571008eab654c5140001f776	In what year did the American Law Institute change their mind about their contribution on the death penalty to the Model Penal Code?	2009	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nIn October 2009, the American Law Institute voted to disavow the framework for capital punishment that it had created in 1962, as part of the Model Penal Code, \"in light of the current intractable institutional and structural obstacles to ensuring a minimally adequate sy...
571008eab654c5140001f777	What goal did the ALI's study say could not be reconciled with the goal of individualized execution decisions?	systemic fairness for minorities	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nIn October 2009, the American Law Institute voted to disavow the framework for capital punishment that it had created in 1962, as part of the Model Penal Code, \"in light of the current intractable institutional and structural obstacles to ensuring a minimally adequate sy...
57100a7fb654c5140001f78f	In what year was Coker v. Georgia decided?	1977	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nIn 1977, the Supreme Court's Coker v. Georgia decision barred the death penalty for rape of an adult woman, and implied that the death penalty was inappropriate for any offense against another person other than murder. Prior to the decision, the death penalty for rape of ...
57100a7fb654c5140001f790	For what offense did Coker v. Georgia forbid the death penalty?	rape of an adult woman	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nIn 1977, the Supreme Court's Coker v. Georgia decision barred the death penalty for rape of an adult woman, and implied that the death penalty was inappropriate for any offense against another person other than murder. Prior to the decision, the death penalty for rape of ...
57100a7fb654c5140001f791	Along with Georgia, what American jurisdiction allowed people to be executed for the rape of an adult prior to Coker?	U.S. Federal government	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nIn 1977, the Supreme Court's Coker v. Georgia decision barred the death penalty for rape of an adult woman, and implied that the death penalty was inappropriate for any offense against another person other than murder. Prior to the decision, the death penalty for rape of ...
57100a7fb654c5140001f792	What ruling forbid the government from executing child rapists?	Kennedy v. Louisiana	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nIn 1977, the Supreme Court's Coker v. Georgia decision barred the death penalty for rape of an adult woman, and implied that the death penalty was inappropriate for any offense against another person other than murder. Prior to the decision, the death penalty for rape of ...
57100a7fb654c5140001f793	Prior to Kennedy v. Louisiana, how many states criminalized child rape?	three	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nIn 1977, the Supreme Court's Coker v. Georgia decision barred the death penalty for rape of an adult woman, and implied that the death penalty was inappropriate for any offense against another person other than murder. Prior to the decision, the death penalty for rape of ...
57100c99a58dae1900cd6810	In what year was Nebraska's death penalty statute ruled unconstitutional by a state court?	2008	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nFour states in the modern era, Nebraska in 2008, New York and Kansas in 2004, and Massachusetts in 1984, had their statutes ruled unconstitutional by state courts. The death rows of New York and Massachusetts were disestablished, and attempts to restore the death penalty ...
57100c99a58dae1900cd6811	What state's court ruled capital punishment unconstitutional in 1984?	Massachusetts	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nFour states in the modern era, Nebraska in 2008, New York and Kansas in 2004, and Massachusetts in 1984, had their statutes ruled unconstitutional by state courts. The death rows of New York and Massachusetts were disestablished, and attempts to restore the death penalty ...
57100c99a58dae1900cd6812	In what case did the Kansas Supreme Court rule that the death penalty is unconstitutional in Kansas?	State v. Kleypas	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nFour states in the modern era, Nebraska in 2008, New York and Kansas in 2004, and Massachusetts in 1984, had their statutes ruled unconstitutional by state courts. The death rows of New York and Massachusetts were disestablished, and attempts to restore the death penalty ...
57100c99a58dae1900cd6813	What method of execution did the Nebraska Supreme Court rule unconstitutional?	electrocution	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nFour states in the modern era, Nebraska in 2008, New York and Kansas in 2004, and Massachusetts in 1984, had their statutes ruled unconstitutional by state courts. The death rows of New York and Massachusetts were disestablished, and attempts to restore the death penalty ...
57100c99a58dae1900cd6814	After electrocution was outlawed, how were Nebraska death row inmates executed?	lethal injection	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nFour states in the modern era, Nebraska in 2008, New York and Kansas in 2004, and Massachusetts in 1984, had their statutes ruled unconstitutional by state courts. The death rows of New York and Massachusetts were disestablished, and attempts to restore the death penalty ...
57100ee5a58dae1900cd6836	What death penalty drug ceased to be manufactured in 2011?	sodium thiopental	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nIn the 2010s, American jurisdictions have experienced a shortage of lethal injection drugs, due to anti-death penalty advocacy and low production volume. Hospira, the only U.S. manufacturer of sodium thiopental, stopped making the drug in 2011. The European Union has outl...
57100ee5a58dae1900cd6837	Up until 2011, who manufactured sodium thiopental?	Hospira	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nIn the 2010s, American jurisdictions have experienced a shortage of lethal injection drugs, due to anti-death penalty advocacy and low production volume. Hospira, the only U.S. manufacturer of sodium thiopental, stopped making the drug in 2011. The European Union has outl...
57100ee5a58dae1900cd6838	What is the nationality of the company that makes pentobarbital?	Danish	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nIn the 2010s, American jurisdictions have experienced a shortage of lethal injection drugs, due to anti-death penalty advocacy and low production volume. Hospira, the only U.S. manufacturer of sodium thiopental, stopped making the drug in 2011. The European Union has outl...
57100ee5a58dae1900cd6839	Along with anti-death penalty advocacy, why has there been a shortage in drugs for lethal injections in the United States?	low production volume	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nIn the 2010s, American jurisdictions have experienced a shortage of lethal injection drugs, due to anti-death penalty advocacy and low production volume. Hospira, the only U.S. manufacturer of sodium thiopental, stopped making the drug in 2011. The European Union has outl...
57100ee5a58dae1900cd683a	The EU outlawed the export of products that could be used in what activity?	execution	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nIn the 2010s, American jurisdictions have experienced a shortage of lethal injection drugs, due to anti-death penalty advocacy and low production volume. Hospira, the only U.S. manufacturer of sodium thiopental, stopped making the drug in 2011. The European Union has outl...
57100f64a58dae1900cd6840	In what year did the most polled American support capital punishment?	1994	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nAs noted in the introduction to this article, the American public has maintained its position of support for capital punishment for murder. However, when given a choice between the death penalty and life imprisonment without parole, support has traditionally been signific...
57100f64a58dae1900cd6841	What percentage of polled Americans opposed the death penalty in 1966?	47	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nAs noted in the introduction to this article, the American public has maintained its position of support for capital punishment for murder. However, when given a choice between the death penalty and life imprisonment without parole, support has traditionally been signific...
57100f64a58dae1900cd6842	In a 1977 poll, what percentage of respondents preferred life imprisonment to the death penalty?	29	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nAs noted in the introduction to this article, the American public has maintained its position of support for capital punishment for murder. However, when given a choice between the death penalty and life imprisonment without parole, support has traditionally been signific...
57100f64a58dae1900cd6843	In a 2006 poll, what percentage of polled Americans preferred the death penalty to life without parole?	47	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nAs noted in the introduction to this article, the American public has maintained its position of support for capital punishment for murder. However, when given a choice between the death penalty and life imprisonment without parole, support has traditionally been signific...
57101004b654c5140001f799	What is a notable capital crime in Louisiana?	aggravated rape	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nOther capital crimes include: the use of a weapon of mass destruction resulting in death, espionage, terrorism, certain violations of the Geneva Conventions that result in the death of one or more persons, and treason at the federal level; aggravated rape in Louisiana, Fl...
57101004b654c5140001f79a	In what state is extortionate kidnapping a capital offense?	Oklahoma	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nOther capital crimes include: the use of a weapon of mass destruction resulting in death, espionage, terrorism, certain violations of the Geneva Conventions that result in the death of one or more persons, and treason at the federal level; aggravated rape in Louisiana, Fl...
57101004b654c5140001f79b	Along with Alabama, where is hijacking an aircraft a death penalty offense?	Mississippi	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nOther capital crimes include: the use of a weapon of mass destruction resulting in death, espionage, terrorism, certain violations of the Geneva Conventions that result in the death of one or more persons, and treason at the federal level; aggravated rape in Louisiana, Fl...
57101004b654c5140001f79c	In what state is armed robbery a capital crime?	Georgia	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nOther capital crimes include: the use of a weapon of mass destruction resulting in death, espionage, terrorism, certain violations of the Geneva Conventions that result in the death of one or more persons, and treason at the federal level; aggravated rape in Louisiana, Fl...
57101004b654c5140001f79d	In what states is perjury leading to death a capital offense?	California, Colorado, Idaho and Nebraska	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nOther capital crimes include: the use of a weapon of mass destruction resulting in death, espionage, terrorism, certain violations of the Geneva Conventions that result in the death of one or more persons, and treason at the federal level; aggravated rape in Louisiana, Fl...
571010b6a58dae1900cd6852	Along with Marshall, who believed that the Eighth Amendment forbade the death penalty?	William J. Brennan, Jr.	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nIn a five-to-four decision, the Supreme Court struck down the impositions of the death penalty in each of the consolidated cases as unconstitutional. The five justices in the majority did not produce a common opinion or rationale for their decision, however, and agreed on...
571010b6a58dae1900cd6853	Along with Stewart, what Supreme Court justice was concerned about racial disparity in death penalty enforcement?	William O. Douglas	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nIn a five-to-four decision, the Supreme Court struck down the impositions of the death penalty in each of the consolidated cases as unconstitutional. The five justices in the majority did not produce a common opinion or rationale for their decision, however, and agreed on...
571010b6a58dae1900cd6854	Aside from Stewart, what justice believed that the death penalty could be constitutional?	Byron White	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nIn a five-to-four decision, the Supreme Court struck down the impositions of the death penalty in each of the consolidated cases as unconstitutional. The five justices in the majority did not produce a common opinion or rationale for their decision, however, and agreed on...
57101113a58dae1900cd6858	Between 1973 and 2015, how amny prisoners were acquitted or received pardons or commutations of their death sentences due to possible innocence?	156	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nIn total, 156 prisoners have been either acquitted, or received pardons or commutations on the basis of possible innocence, between 1973 to 2015. Death penalty opponents often argue that this statistic shows how perilously close states have come to undertaking wrongful ex...
57101180b654c5140001f7ad	What percentage of murderers in the United States are given a death sentence?	2.5	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nThe death penalty is sought and applied more often in some jurisdictions, not only between states but within states. A 2004 Cornell University study showed that while 2.5 percent of murderers convicted nationwide were sentenced to the death penalty, in Nevada 6 percent we...
57101180b654c5140001f7ae	How many murderers in Nevada were given a capital sentence?	6	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nThe death penalty is sought and applied more often in some jurisdictions, not only between states but within states. A 2004 Cornell University study showed that while 2.5 percent of murderers convicted nationwide were sentenced to the death penalty, in Nevada 6 percent we...
57101180b654c5140001f7af	What state notably executes 40% of those given the death penalty?	Texas	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nThe death penalty is sought and applied more often in some jurisdictions, not only between states but within states. A 2004 Cornell University study showed that while 2.5 percent of murderers convicted nationwide were sentenced to the death penalty, in Nevada 6 percent we...
57101180b654c5140001f7b0	What percentage of murderers in California are given the death penalty and subsequently executed?	1	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nThe death penalty is sought and applied more often in some jurisdictions, not only between states but within states. A 2004 Cornell University study showed that while 2.5 percent of murderers convicted nationwide were sentenced to the death penalty, in Nevada 6 percent we...
57101180b654c5140001f7b1	How much higher is the rate of execution in Texas versus the national average?	four times	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nThe death penalty is sought and applied more often in some jurisdictions, not only between states but within states. A 2004 Cornell University study showed that while 2.5 percent of murderers convicted nationwide were sentenced to the death penalty, in Nevada 6 percent we...
57101271b654c5140001f7b7	Under the Drug Kingpin Act of 1988 and Federal Death Penalty Act of 1994, about how many crimes were punishable by death?	fifty	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nCongress acted defiantly toward the Supreme Court by passing the Drug Kingpin Act of 1988 and the Federal Death Penalty Act of 1994 that made roughly fifty crimes punishable by death, including crimes that do not always involve the death of someone. Such non-death capital...
57101271b654c5140001f7b8	What body passed the Drug Kingpin Act of 1988?	Congress	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nCongress acted defiantly toward the Supreme Court by passing the Drug Kingpin Act of 1988 and the Federal Death Penalty Act of 1994 that made roughly fifty crimes punishable by death, including crimes that do not always involve the death of someone. Such non-death capital...
57101271b654c5140001f7b9	What is another term for the act of spying for another country?	espionage	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nCongress acted defiantly toward the Supreme Court by passing the Drug Kingpin Act of 1988 and the Federal Death Penalty Act of 1994 that made roughly fifty crimes punishable by death, including crimes that do not always involve the death of someone. Such non-death capital...
57101271b654c5140001f7ba	Along with treason and espionage, what non-death offense is still a federal capital crime?	high-level drug trafficking	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nCongress acted defiantly toward the Supreme Court by passing the Drug Kingpin Act of 1988 and the Federal Death Penalty Act of 1994 that made roughly fifty crimes punishable by death, including crimes that do not always involve the death of someone. Such non-death capital...
571012cbb654c5140001f7bf	Who was executed on January 17, 1977?	Gary Gilmore	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nExecutions resumed on January 17, 1977, when Gary Gilmore went before a firing squad in Utah. But the pace was quite slow due to the use of litigation tactics which involved filing repeated writs of habeas corpus, which succeeded for many in delaying their actual executio...
571012cbb654c5140001f7c0	By what method was Gary Gilmore executed?	firing squad	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nExecutions resumed on January 17, 1977, when Gary Gilmore went before a firing squad in Utah. But the pace was quite slow due to the use of litigation tactics which involved filing repeated writs of habeas corpus, which succeeded for many in delaying their actual executio...
571012cbb654c5140001f7c2	Aside from Gary Gilmore, how many people were executed in the United States between January 17, 1977 and 1984?	ten	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nExecutions resumed on January 17, 1977, when Gary Gilmore went before a firing squad in Utah. But the pace was quite slow due to the use of litigation tactics which involved filing repeated writs of habeas corpus, which succeeded for many in delaying their actual executio...
571012cbb654c5140001f7c3	What tactic did inmates on death row use to delay their executions?	filing repeated writs of habeas corpus	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nExecutions resumed on January 17, 1977, when Gary Gilmore went before a firing squad in Utah. But the pace was quite slow due to the use of litigation tactics which involved filing repeated writs of habeas corpus, which succeeded for many in delaying their actual executio...
57101818a58dae1900cd6880	In what month and year was Troy Davis executed?	September 2011	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nAfter the September 2011 execution of Troy Davis, believed by many to be innocent, Richard Dieter, the director of the Death Penalty Information Center, said this case was a clear wake-up call to politicians across the United States. He said: \"They weren't expecting such...
57101818a58dae1900cd6881	Who was the Death Penalty Information Center director?	Richard Dieter	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nAfter the September 2011 execution of Troy Davis, believed by many to be innocent, Richard Dieter, the director of the Death Penalty Information Center, said this case was a clear wake-up call to politicians across the United States. He said: \"They weren't expecting such...
57101818a58dae1900cd6882	What organization did Brian Evans work for?	Amnesty International	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nAfter the September 2011 execution of Troy Davis, believed by many to be innocent, Richard Dieter, the director of the Death Penalty Information Center, said this case was a clear wake-up call to politicians across the United States. He said: \"They weren't expecting such...
57101911b654c5140001f7dd	How many execution methods are currently used in the United States?	five	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nVarious methods have been used in the history of the American colonies and the United States but only five methods are currently used. Historically, burning, crushing, breaking on wheel, and bludgeoning were used for a small number of executions, while hanging was the mos...
57101911b654c5140001f7de	What was the most common historical method of execution in the United States?	hanging	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nVarious methods have been used in the history of the American colonies and the United States but only five methods are currently used. Historically, burning, crushing, breaking on wheel, and bludgeoning were used for a small number of executions, while hanging was the mos...
57101911b654c5140001f7df	In what state did the last burning at the stake take place in the US?	South Carolina	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nVarious methods have been used in the history of the American colonies and the United States but only five methods are currently used. Historically, burning, crushing, breaking on wheel, and bludgeoning were used for a small number of executions, while hanging was the mos...
57101911b654c5140001f7e0	Who was the last person hanged in chains in the Untied States?	John Marshall	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nVarious methods have been used in the history of the American colonies and the United States but only five methods are currently used. Historically, burning, crushing, breaking on wheel, and bludgeoning were used for a small number of executions, while hanging was the mos...
57101911b654c5140001f7e1	When was execution by beheading ended in Utah?	1888	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nVarious methods have been used in the history of the American colonies and the United States but only five methods are currently used. Historically, burning, crushing, breaking on wheel, and bludgeoning were used for a small number of executions, while hanging was the mos...
57101978b654c5140001f7e7	What percentage of American death row prisoners are African American?	41	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nAfrican Americans made up 41 percent of death row inmates while making up only 12.6 percent of the general population. (They have made up 34 percent of those actually executed since 1976.) However, that number is lower than that of prison inmates, which is 47 percent. Acc...
57101978b654c5140001f7e8	What percentage of people executed in the United States since 1976 have been African American?	34	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nAfrican Americans made up 41 percent of death row inmates while making up only 12.6 percent of the general population. (They have made up 34 percent of those actually executed since 1976.) However, that number is lower than that of prison inmates, which is 47 percent. Acc...
57101978b654c5140001f7e9	What percentage of American prison inmates are African American?	47	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nAfrican Americans made up 41 percent of death row inmates while making up only 12.6 percent of the general population. (They have made up 34 percent of those actually executed since 1976.) However, that number is lower than that of prison inmates, which is 47 percent. Acc...
57101978b654c5140001f7ea	What percentage of homicides were committed by Asians between 1980 and 2008?	2.2%	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nAfrican Americans made up 41 percent of death row inmates while making up only 12.6 percent of the general population. (They have made up 34 percent of those actually executed since 1976.) However, that number is lower than that of prison inmates, which is 47 percent. Acc...
57101978b654c5140001f7eb	What percentage of the American population is Hispanic?	17.4%	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nAfrican Americans made up 41 percent of death row inmates while making up only 12.6 percent of the general population. (They have made up 34 percent of those actually executed since 1976.) However, that number is lower than that of prison inmates, which is 47 percent. Acc...
571019eab654c5140001f7f1	In the United States, how many important steps are usually present in the administration of capital punishment?	four	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nThe legal administration of the death penalty in the United States is complex. Typically, it involves four critical steps: (1) sentencing, (2) direct review, (3) state collateral review, and (4) federal habeas corpus. Recently, a narrow and final fifth level of process – ...
571019eab654c5140001f7f2	Along with the President, what officeholder can issue pardons?	Governor	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nThe legal administration of the death penalty in the United States is complex. Typically, it involves four critical steps: (1) sentencing, (2) direct review, (3) state collateral review, and (4) federal habeas corpus. Recently, a narrow and final fifth level of process – ...
571019eab654c5140001f7f3	How many death sentences were issued in the period 1995-1996?	309	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nThe legal administration of the death penalty in the United States is complex. Typically, it involves four critical steps: (1) sentencing, (2) direct review, (3) state collateral review, and (4) federal habeas corpus. Recently, a narrow and final fifth level of process – ...
571019eab654c5140001f7f4	How many capital sentences were given in 1973?	44	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nThe legal administration of the death penalty in the United States is complex. Typically, it involves four critical steps: (1) sentencing, (2) direct review, (3) state collateral review, and (4) federal habeas corpus. Recently, a narrow and final fifth level of process – ...
571019eab654c5140001f7f5	In what year were there 73 death penalty convictions?	2014	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nThe legal administration of the death penalty in the United States is complex. Typically, it involves four critical steps: (1) sentencing, (2) direct review, (3) state collateral review, and (4) federal habeas corpus. Recently, a narrow and final fifth level of process – ...
571020f7b654c5140001f81d	Where was Bethea hanged?	Owensboro	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nAll of the executions which have taken place since the 1936 hanging of Bethea in Owensboro have been conducted within a wall or enclosure. For example, Fred Adams was legally hanged in Kennett, Missouri, on April 2, 1937, within a 10-foot (3 m) wooden stockade. Roscoe \"R...
571020f7b654c5140001f81e	On what date was Fred Adams hanged?	April 2, 1937	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nAll of the executions which have taken place since the 1936 hanging of Bethea in Owensboro have been conducted within a wall or enclosure. For example, Fred Adams was legally hanged in Kennett, Missouri, on April 2, 1937, within a 10-foot (3 m) wooden stockade. Roscoe \"R...
571020f7b654c5140001f81f	In what state did the hanging of Adams take place?	Missouri	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nAll of the executions which have taken place since the 1936 hanging of Bethea in Owensboro have been conducted within a wall or enclosure. For example, Fred Adams was legally hanged in Kennett, Missouri, on April 2, 1937, within a 10-foot (3 m) wooden stockade. Roscoe \"R...
571020f7b654c5140001f820	What was Roscoe Jackson's nickname?	Red	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nAll of the executions which have taken place since the 1936 hanging of Bethea in Owensboro have been conducted within a wall or enclosure. For example, Fred Adams was legally hanged in Kennett, Missouri, on April 2, 1937, within a 10-foot (3 m) wooden stockade. Roscoe \"R...
571020f7b654c5140001f821	How many people witnessed Timothy McVeigh's execution?	300	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nAll of the executions which have taken place since the 1936 hanging of Bethea in Owensboro have been conducted within a wall or enclosure. For example, Fred Adams was legally hanged in Kennett, Missouri, on April 2, 1937, within a 10-foot (3 m) wooden stockade. Roscoe \"R...
5710218bb654c5140001f827	What institution does James Liebman work for?	Columbia Law School	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nJames Liebman, a professor of law at Columbia Law School, stated in 1996 that his study found that when habeas corpus petitions in death penalty cases were traced from conviction to completion of the case that there was \"a 40 percent success rate in all capital cases fro...
5710218bb654c5140001f828	What does James Liebman teach?	law	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nJames Liebman, a professor of law at Columbia Law School, stated in 1996 that his study found that when habeas corpus petitions in death penalty cases were traced from conviction to completion of the case that there was \"a 40 percent success rate in all capital cases fro...
5710218bb654c5140001f829	According to Liebman, about what percentage of death penalty habeas corpus petitions were successful between 1978 and 1995?	40	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nJames Liebman, a professor of law at Columbia Law School, stated in 1996 that his study found that when habeas corpus petitions in death penalty cases were traced from conviction to completion of the case that there was \"a 40 percent success rate in all capital cases fro...
5710218bb654c5140001f82a	According to Tabak, what percentage of habeas corpus petitions were granted to death row inmates between 1976 and 1991?	47	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nJames Liebman, a professor of law at Columbia Law School, stated in 1996 that his study found that when habeas corpus petitions in death penalty cases were traced from conviction to completion of the case that there was \"a 40 percent success rate in all capital cases fro...
5710218bb654c5140001f82b	In what year did Liebman announce his findings?	1996	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nJames Liebman, a professor of law at Columbia Law School, stated in 1996 that his study found that when habeas corpus petitions in death penalty cases were traced from conviction to completion of the case that there was \"a 40 percent success rate in all capital cases fro...
571021d7a58dae1900cd68ce	Who was executed on March 30, 1960?	James W. Rodgers	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nThe last use of the firing squad between 1608 and the moratorium on judicial executions between 1967 and 1977 was when Utah shot James W. Rodgers on March 30, 1960. The last use of the gallows between 1608 and the moratorium was when Kansas hanged George York on June 22, ...
571021d7a58dae1900cd68cf	What method of execution was used on James W. Rodgers?	firing squad	[ "Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States\n\nThe last use of the firing squad between 1608 and the moratorium on judicial executions between 1967 and 1977 was when Utah shot James W. Rodgers on March 30, 1960. The last use of the gallows between 1608 and the moratorium was when Kansas hanged George York on June 22, ...

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