The details of the Supreme Court’s decisions in Furman v. Georgia and Gregg v. Georgia are essential knowledge for anyone who wants to have an educated conversation regarding the death penalty. Specifically discussions about these cases should include how and why the Court ruled the death penalty unconstitutional and how and why and under what circumstances they reinstated the death penalty. This discussion should include terms like unfettered discretion, guided discretion, capricious and arbitrary, proportionality review, and super due process. This discussion should not include the facts of either case, as only the constitutionality of the death penalty is of interest for our class. For this assignment, write a paragraph on the Court’s ruling in each case (so you will need to turn in a 2 paragraph paper) and you will be credited with 10 points (should you get the information correct) on your 1st test grade.