What is the primary purpose of political machines?
a. to control one party and its candidates
b. to control one area for a political party
c. to make sure the needs of the people were met
d. to bribe the public officials to enforce policies

In the case of furman v. georgia (1972), the united states supreme court ruled that the death penalty- in specific cases- being arbitrarily and inconsistently imposed, often in a discriminatory manner. as a result, the imposition of the death penalty as a punishment was stopped throughout the united states.