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which of the following statements regarding cruel and unusual punishment is false? the death penalty is constitutionally disproportionate for non-homicide offenses. the state must have provided a bifurcated trial process before implementing the death penalty. the eighth amendment protects against execution of intellectually disabled persons. the death penalty may be imposed on a defendant who was 17 at the time of the offense, so long as he is over 18 at the time of execution.

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Answer:The death penalty is the state-sanctioned punishment of executing an individual for a specific crime. Congress, as well as any state legislature, may prescribe the death penalty, also known as capital punishment, for crimes considered capital offenses. The Supreme Court has ruled that the death penalty does not violate the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment, but the Eighth Amendment does shape certain procedural aspects regarding when a jury may use the death penalty and how it must be carried out. Because of the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause, the Eighth Amendment applies to the states, as well as the federal government.

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