A. it prevents capital crime
B. it acts as a deterrent
C. societies need to threaten prospective criminals
D. it protects the Biblical commandment against killing
Related Mcqs:
- The greatest problem with capital punishment is that________________?
A. many witnesses lie
B. it is a cruel way to end someone’s life
C. sometimes an innocent person is put to death
D. only God has the right to kill - Max Weber believed that_______________?
A. property was the only determinant of class
B. class was based on exploitation of the masses
C. class is closely related to life chances
D. societies should have at least three classes - Like Freud Erik Erikson maintains that_______________?
A. there are five psycho sexual stages
B. the personality is fixed by age five
C. psychoanalysis including dream analysis is the only way to overcome personality problems
D. none of the above - The fundamental assumption of democratic socialism is that_______________?
A. participation in political decision making should be extended to religious leaders
B. the Socialist party must be in command of the economy
C. participation in political decision making should be extended to economic decision making
D. it is not necessary for everyone in a society to work - Terrorist groups differ from liberation organizations in that_______________?
A. only terrorists take credit for bombing museums
B. they do not organize the masses on a large scale
C. they tend to hide in rural areas
D. their leaders are well known - Psychologists researching the causes of prejudice have found that_______________?
A. it may have an evolutionary origin
B. it is caused by anger
C. it is directed at a target from a different group
D. all of the above - It is true of divorce rates that_______________?
A. they increased dramatically with industrialization
B. they are highest in the Untied States
C. they have stabilized at 3.6 per 1000 marriages
D. all of the above are true - A study of male identical twins one of whom had been castrated by accident during circumcision and treated as a little girl until puberty showed that_______________?
A. the castrated male still acted like a tomboy
B. the intact twin gradually became more “feminine”
C. the castrated twin was tidier than his brother but never played with dolls
D. all of the above - A crisis of legitimacy indicates that_______________?
A. the social order requires piecemeal reform
B. general apathy has overtaken the public
C. the public perceives that legitimate government has failed
D. better government propaganda is in order - Demographers believe that_______________?
A. the demographic transition represents a general pattern
B. Western societies are doomed to extinction
C. the underdeveloped nations must increase their birthrate
D. population grows in inverse proportion to food production
