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participating, Russia is hesitant to sign the agreement. 
With the absence of the US, there appears to be less of a 
market for the Russian emissions credits.
Emission Credits
Discussion
Discuss the following questions.
1.
If you were a government head, would you approve the Kyoto Protocol? 
Why or why not?
2.
Are you personally doing anything to decrease the amount of pollution? 
If yes, what are you doing?
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Match each word or phrase with the correct definition.
1.
firing squad 
a.
regularly; usually
2.
humane 
b.
a person in jail
3.
inmate 
c.
with kindness and sympathy; not cruel
4.
routinely 
d.
to check to prove true; to show to be correct
5.
verify 
e.
a line of people with guns given the job of executing criminals
6.
execute 
f.
to kill by court order
Pre-Reading Questions
Think about the following questions.
1.
Is the death penalty still used in your country? 
If not, when was it stopped?
2.
In the past, which crimes could bring the death penalty in the 
United States?
3. 
How were people usually put to death in the past?
The History of the 
Death Penalty
 
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The History of the Death Penalty
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n the United States, the death penalty is sometimes given to people who 
are guilty of committing very serious crimes. These crimes could include 
first-degree murder and treason, or betraying one’s country. Capital 
punishment was brought to America by early settlers from Europe. In early 
America, people who were found guilty of murder and