Review questions

Please answer the following questions regarding the majority opinion in Simmons,as well asthe concurring and dissenting opinions too.

Link to opinion:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dUxdxAIUMXLbHep1RZiOB0OeR_maoaNh/view?usp=drivesdk

1) Who authored the "Opinion of the Court" and which Justices joined in (agreed)to make it the majority decision?

2) The case istitledRoper v Simmons. Who is "Simmons"? Briefly describewhat he did that landed himin this case?

3) Looking at Part I of the Simmons case, what did the Missouri Supreme Court do with Simmons' case when it reviewed it in 2003?

4) Looking at Part II of the Simmons case, the Courtsays a particularpart of the US Constitution is being implicated in this case. What part is that?For what purposedoes theCourtcite Trop v Dulles on page 561 -- a case from 1958?

5) The Court then looked at its decision in Thompson v Oklahoma from 1988 where the Court decides that executingdefendants who were under 16 years old at the time of the crime is unconstitutional. As described in Part 1 of the Simmons case, what is the Court's reasoning for how it came to this conclusion?

6) ContinuinginPart II of the Simmons case, the Court talks about the Stanford case from 1989at page 562.What is the Court's ruing in Stanford?

7) Part III A of the Simmons case is seven paragraphs long. In few sentences, what is the Court addressing in this section. (there is no penalty for going more than five sentences, but just wanted a brief summary without you rewriting the whole section).

8) PartIII B of the Simmons case discusses the reasons why a juvenile is treated differently than an adult. Describe the 3 reasons offered by the Court.

9) In Part III at page 572, the Court addresses an argument by the government that the decision on imposing the death penalty should be left to the jury instead of adopting a categorical ban on the death penalty for ALL juvenile offenders. How does the Court respond to this argument?

10) What is the holding of the Courtannounced in Part IV of the Simmons case?

11) Who authored the onlyconcurring opinionof the Simmons case?

12) Who authored the first dissenting opinion of the Simmons case?

13) Who authored the 2nd dissenting opinion of the Simmons case?

14) In the Simmons case, after readingJustice Scalia's introduction of his opinion on page 607 and 608, do you think he would agree with thedescription of theConstitution as a "living breathing document intended to change over time with modern society?" If so, why? If not,why not?

15)How does Justice Scalia respond to themajority opinion's conclusion finding a national consensustending to show disfavor for imposition of the death penalty for 17 year olds?

Use the link to find the article of reference. Here it is https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dUxdxAIUMXLbHep1RZiOB0OeR_maoaNh/view?usp=drivesdk