Capital Punishment

Jost, Kenneth. "Death Penalty Debates." CQ Researcher 20.41 (2010): 965-988. Is the capital punishment system working? Public support for capital punishment in the United States remains strong on paper, but opponents say it is weakening in practice. The number of new death sentences fell in 2009 to its lowest point in four decades and seems likely to end even lower in 2010. The number of executions has also fallen, to at least half the number in the 1990s. Opponents of the death penalty say prosecutors may be seeking the death penalty less often because of the costs of a capital trial, sentencing and post-conviction proceedings. Jurors may also be worried about the costs of the system, the delay between sentence and execution and the risk of executing an innocent person. Supporters of capital punishment counter that the costs and delays result primarily from obstructionism by death penalty lawyers and that the risk of a wrongful execution is all but nonexistent. From the CQ Researcher. Reprinted with permission from CQ Press.

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American Political Parties

Katel, Peter. "Democrats' Future:"Will they lose their congressional majorities? CQ Researcher. Oct. 29, 2010. Triumphant only two years ago, the Democratic Party could lose its House majority, and possibly its Senate dominance as well. To stave off defeat, it is refashioning its campaign and policy strategies in a political season marked by the rise of hardcore conservatives in Republican ranks. Along with President Obama's election, Democrats won majorities in both houses of Congress. Back then, some commentators were predicting a Democratic “realignment” on the model that Franklin D. Roosevelt built in the 1930s, and which lasted (with some interruptions) for decades. But continuing high unemployment and economic uncertainty gave an opening to the conservative Tea Party upsurge among Republicans. In a year marked by hard-fought congressional elections and the beginning of preparations for the 2012 presidential race, Democrats are debating whether their party has been too liberal in its stimulus approach to the economic crisis, or not liberal enough. And some have faulted Obama himself for poor leadership. From the CQ Researcher. Reprinted with permission from CQ Press.

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