Nebraska bans death penalty
June 01, 2015
Q: Nebraska lawmakers last week overrode their governor's veto and banned capital punishment, becoming the 19th state without an enforceable death penalty statute. Where is Nebraska?
Circle the area on this map
Q: The lawmakers' vote was 30 to 19. Nebraska's Legislature has only one chamber. What is this type of legislature called?
A. Bicameral
B. Nonpartisan
C. Partisan
D. Unicameral
Q: Nebraska is the latest state to eliminate the death penalty. What state on the Canadian border was the first state to ban capital punishment?
A. Connecticut
B. Iowa
C. Michigan
D. West Virginia
Q: A Supreme Court decision suspended capital punishment from 1972 through 1976. What state on the Mexican border has executed the most people since 1976?
A. South Carolina
B. Texas
C. Utah
D. Virginia
Q: The 50th state, Hawaii, abolished the death penalty before statehood. What other state to gain statehood in 1959 also banned capital punishment as a U.S. territory?
A. Alaska
B. Arizona
C. New Mexico
D. Oklahoma
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