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THE DEATH PENALTY, OCTOBER 2011.

A LITTLE HISTORY

1) What was famous in 1692 ?

2) Who was electrocuted in

Massachusetts in 1927 ?.

3) Why was Bruno Richard Hauptmann

executed in 1936?

4) What were Julius and Ethel

Rosenberg convicted of in 1952?

5) Why was Timothy McVeigh famous

in 1997?

6) Who tried to save Karla Faye

Tucker in 1998?

7) What saved nine death row inmates

in 2000 ?

8) Find 2 states which had the most

juvenile executions.

Look at the map and click on the different methods of execution.

1) Is lethal gas used in California ?

Is it the only State ?

2) In which part of the USA is

electrocution most used ?

3) Which method of execution is most

common ?

4) Which methods do Idaho and Utah

also use ?

5) Which methods are used in

Washington ?

EXECUTIONS

TRANSLATION LAW

GLOSSARY

Right

letter DEFINITIONS

condamnation, peine, sentence 1. sentence a) against, in opposition

pour 2. pro b) the place where condemned criminals await their

execution

contre 3. con c) one of a number of persons living in a prison or other

institution

peine capitale 4. capital

punishment d) a punishment for a crime

le couloir de la mort 5. death row e) the conditional release of a prisoner before the end of a

prison term

déclarer coupable 6. to convict f) the judges, magistrates, and other officers that

administer justice

tribunal 7. court g) young person

mortel 8. lethal h) examination in a law court before a judge (or judge

and jury)

détenu 9. inmate i) in favor of, in support of

jugement, procés 10. trial j) the idea that fear of punishment will prevent crimes

adolescent, jeune 11. juvenile k) to declare in a law court that a person is guilty (= not

innocent)

liberté conditionnelle 12. parole l) causing death

force de dissuasion 13. deterrence m) the use of execution as the consequence of a crime

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THE DEATH PENALTY, OCTOBER 2011.

1) Most black people can be found on the death row in this State. Which ?

2) Are more men or women on death row ?

3) In which State do most executions take place ?

4) Why was George W. Bush nicknamed "the Texecutioner" ?

ARGUMENTS FOR and AGAINST

1) Find arguments FOR the death penalty here (Choose 3+2 or your own invention)

:

2) This organization wants to abolish the death penalty : Amnesty International

What are their arguments ?

What do these figures represent ?

over 800

over

3,700

over 100

ALTERNATIVES

to the Death Penalty

What is CUADP's opinion ? (Find 4 important points)

Now look at this drawing .

What can you say about it ?

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THE DEATH PENALTY, OCTOBER 2011.