Which statement about capital punishment is false?

Which statement about capital punishment is false?

• A. Twenty States Have Abolished the Death Penalty.
• B. Texas Has Carried Out The Most Executions Since 1976.
• C. Lethal Injection Is The Most Common Method Of Execution.
• D. A Nationwide Abolition Of Capital Punishment Occurred In 2019.

Answer: (D)

The main idea here is understanding how death penalty status is distributed across states in the U.S. It has never been abolished nationwide in a single year; abolition and retention happen state by state. The statement about a nationwide abolition occurring in 2019 is false. In that year, and in general, some states had abolished the death penalty while others retained it, so there was no nationwide repeal. The other points align with common facts: many states have abolished the death penalty, Texas has carried out the most executions since 1976, and lethal injection is the most common method of execution.

The main idea here is understanding how death penalty status is distributed across states in the U.S. It has never been abolished nationwide in a single year; abolition and retention happen state by state.

The statement about a nationwide abolition occurring in 2019 is false. In that year, and in general, some states had abolished the death penalty while others retained it, so there was no nationwide repeal.

The other points align with common facts: many states have abolished the death penalty, Texas has carried out the most executions since 1976, and lethal injection is the most common method of execution.