Watch the videos:
U.S. Death Penalty Near Record Low (Links to an external site.)
Use of Death Penalty Declines (Links to an external site.)
Historical Support for Death Penalty (Links to an external site.)
The Law Works: Federal Death Penalty (Links to an external site.)
While support for the death penalty still hovers around 60%, there has been a slow decline in support in the past few decades. How would you explain this slow decline? Also, how would you explain the recent decrease in the U.S. use of the death penalty in the United States? What are your personal views on the governments' (both state and federal) power to end citizen’s lives? On what are your views based?