Assignments
Activities so far
As you proceeded through Module 8, you should have participated in the following online activities: poll questions and weblink readings.
If you have not, please make sure you go back and complete these before proceeding. Further activities for this unit are listed below.
- Poll Question: Do you believe the death penalty deters others from committing murder?
- WEBLINK READING : McCleskey v. Kemp
- Poll Question: Did the court reach the right decision in McCleskey ?
- WEBLINK READING : Roper v. Simmons
- Poll Question: Did the course decide correctly in Roper v. Simmons ?
Discussion Question: Should we continue to support the death penalty?
In posting your answer to this question, be sure to address the following:
- How do you respond to the 6 arguments against the death penalty?
- Can you suggest and defend ways to improve the death penalty?
- How do you address the retribution argument for the death penalty?
Quizzes
Just a reminder, There are four quizzes in the course. Each quiz is worth 10 points. These quizzes are designed to ensure that you are keeping up with the reading assignments. The quizzes occur at the end of every even numbered module (2, 4, 6 and 8). Quiz questions are drawn from a random test bank, so it is unlikely any two students will encounter the same set of questions. You are free to use any materials you wish to aid you during the quiz however, quizzes are timed so you have only 20 minutes to complete and submit the quizzes. Quizzes are available 3 days prior to the due date giving you a total of 4 days in which to take the quiz.
The fourth quiz appears at the end of the this module.
Post Course issue poll : Please answer the following questions. Though these questions are identical to what was asked of you at the beginning of the course you should not refer to those answers as the goal is to see if your answers have changed. All students' answers will be displayed together anonymously so you can see how the class as a whole views these issues now and how the class as a whole has changed.
Click the button "Take the Poll" to start your quiz..
If you have finished the poll, click here to see the result.