Roper Vs. Simmons Assessment
10 Questions
| Total Attempts: 32
Questions and Answers
- 1.What is the name of the Supreme Court Case?
- A.
Simon vs. Roger
- B.
Roper vs. Simmons
- C.
Simone vs. Rodney
- D.
Samba vs. Rhode Island
- 2.How old was Christopher Simmons when he murdered Mrs. Crook?
- A.
17
- B.
23
- C.
12
- D.
21
- 3.How old was Shirley Crook when she passed away?
- A.
82
- B.
67
- C.
56
- D.
46
- 4.The boy who committed the murder (Simmons) was a teenager, and he was going to be put to the death penalty, but than was sentenced to life in prison.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.The murder was in 1993 but it was reevaluated in 2005.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.Was Christopher Simmon's childhood really good?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Christopher Simmons didn't admit to murdering Shirley Crook.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.When did the United States Supreme Court rule that the death penalty for those who had committed their crimes at under 18 years of age was cruel and unusual punishment?
- A.
February 32, 1921
- B.
August 8, 2000
- C.
March 1, 2005
- D.
December 12, 2005
- 9.Christopher Simmons had a criminal history before the murder.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.What was the first reason why the Supreme Court said the case was prohibited?
- A.
You can't execute a minor..
- B.
You could not execute a guy with blonde hair..
- C.
You can't execute a human being..
- D.
You could not execute the mentally ill..
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