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A
Mark each statement as either true (T) or false (F) according to theBog'liq Reading1A
Mark each statement as either true (T) or false (F) according to the
reading.
1. ____ The death penalty is still used in the United States today.
2. ____ In the past, people could receive the death penalty for stealing.
3. ____ As the United States became wealthier, the use of the death penalty
increased.
4. ____ Most people said Timothy McVeigh should receive the death penalty.
B
Choose the best answer.
1. Which was a reason for the use of the death penalty during the early 1700s?
a. Executions were a kind of entertainment.
b. People were very religious.
c. American states were poor.
d. The states could not control the criminals.
2. Which states stopped using the death penalty?
a.
Eastern
states
b.
Northern
states
c.
Southern
states
d.
Western
states
3. Why did the governor of Illinois stop the execution of prisoners?
a. To give DNA tests to all death-row inmates
b. To keep innocent people from dying
c. To save money for the state
d. To win support for his re-election
C
For the next two questions, look for the answers in the passage and
write them on the lines provided.
1. Today, why do most executions happen in the southern states?
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2. Why is it expensive to sentence a person to death?
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ummary
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V
ocabulary Extension
Here are six words that are related to the topic but are not in the reading.
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