Examines the debate over the death penalty in the United States, reviewing the history of the death penalty which was outlawed by the Supreme Court in 1972 in the case of "Furman v. Georgia" and later reinstituted in selected states, and looking at arguments for and against capital punishment, as well as significant court cases.
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The controversy over capital punishment: the Karla Faye Tucker case -- History of the death penalty -- Arguments for the death penalty -- Arguments against the death penalty -- Laws -- Significant court cases -- Supreme Court cases -- The issue today -- How to conduct a mock trial.