Question 1

Van den Haag believes that equality is morally less important than _________ when it comes to the death penalty.

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The answer of Van den Haag believes that equality is...

Question 2

Nathanson objects to the equal punishment principle because it does not provide an adequate criterion for determining appropriate levels of _________.

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The answer of Nathanson objects to the equal punishment principle...

Question 3

Abolitionists do not think that the death penalty is ever morally permissible.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

One of the reasons Reiman gives for why we should doubt our common-sense intuitions about the death penalty is that criminals already _________. Type question here using underscores for your 'blank'

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The answer of One of the reasons Reiman gives for...

Question 5

Van den Haag argues that there is no reason to think that the death penalty is _________.

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degrading

Question 6

The retributive theory of punishment claims that the punishment for an offense should _________ the crime.

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The answer of The retributive theory of punishment claims that...

Question 7

Reiman raises objections to the arguments presented by

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A)   Nathanson.
B)   Kant.
C)   abolitionists.
D)   van den Haag.E) All of the above
F) C) and D) D

Question 8

Legal punishment is punishment administered by a _________.

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The answer of Legal punishment is punishment administered by a...

Question 9

What is the overall percentage of capital cases that are overturned because of serious errors?

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A)   under 50 percent
B)   52 percent
C)   68 percent
D)   82 percentE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 10

According to Reiman, the refusal to execute criminals teaches the _________ of murder.

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The answer of According to Reiman, the refusal to execute...

Question 11

The retributive theory of punishment is incompatible with the notion of "an eye for an eye."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Van den Haag suggests that the actual costs of imposing the death penalty are trumped by

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A)   Equality.
B)   morality.
C)   deterrence.
D)   justice.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

According to Reiman, van den Haag's argument leads to the conclusion that

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A)   we should refrain from imposing the death penalty.
B)   the refusal to execute criminals has a civilizing effect.
C)   we should institute death by torture.
D)   murder is wrong.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Van den Haag is

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A)   a distributionist.
B)   an abolitionist.
C)   a retentionist.
D)   a humanitarian.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 15

According to Reiman, criminals would face the risk of death even without the death penalty.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Reiman argues that we should trust our common-sense intuitions about the death penalty.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Van den Haag responds to the "miscarriages of justice" objection by claiming that

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A)   miscarriages of justice are offset by the moral benefits and usefulness of doing justice.
B)   there have been no miscarriages of justice, in the sense used in the objection.
C)   miscarriages of justice are inevitable and so irrelevant.
D)   none of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Metz argues that dignity is based in

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A)   a capacity for communal or friendly relationships
B)   a capacity for moral thought
C)   a capacity for rational deliberation
D)   a capacity for certain kinds of feelings or sentimentsE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

One of the messages Nathanson believes we can send by abolishing the death penalty is that

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A)   criminals deserve inhumane treatment.
B)   killing in self-defense is never morally justified.
C)   we should have respect for the dignity of human beings.
D)   murderers should be killed by the state.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D) C

Question 20

Legal punishment does not necessarily need to involve pain or unpleasant consequences.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: The Death Penalty

Van den Haag believes that equality is morally less important than _________ when it comes to the death penalty.

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Nathanson objects to the equal punishment principle because it does not provide an adequate criterion for determining appropriate levels of _________.

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Abolitionists do not think that the death penalty is ever morally permissible.

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One of the reasons Reiman gives for why we should doubt our common-sense intuitions about the death penalty is that criminals already _________. Type question here using underscores for your 'blank'

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Van den Haag argues that there is no reason to think that the death penalty is _________.

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The retributive theory of punishment claims that the punishment for an offense should _________ the crime.

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Legal punishment is punishment administered by a _________.

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What is the overall percentage of capital cases that are overturned because of serious errors?

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According to Reiman, the refusal to execute criminals teaches the _________ of murder.

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The retributive theory of punishment is incompatible with the notion of "an eye for an eye."

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Van den Haag suggests that the actual costs of imposing the death penalty are trumped by

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According to Reiman, van den Haag's argument leads to the conclusion that

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Reiman argues that we should trust our common-sense intuitions about the death penalty.

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