--- generated_by: surveylegend-page-markdown title: Death Penalty Survey Template | SurveyLegend description: Collect nuanced views on capital punishment with balanced choices, uncertainty, and open explanations. Adapt seven optional questions in SurveyLegend. canonical: https://www.surveylegend.com/survey-examples-templates/political-public-opinion/death-penalty-template/ --- # Death Penalty Survey Template A death penalty survey can explore more than a simple yes-or-no position. Use these seven optional questions to distinguish overall opinion, certainty, case-by-case views, important considerations and information needs. [Try this template ](https://app.surveylegend.com/register/)[Preview template](https://www.surveylegend.com/survey-examples-templates/political-public-opinion/death-penalty-template/#try-template) Preview on a device Show the desktop survey layout Show the tablet survey layout Show the mobile survey layout ![](https://www.surveylegend.com/survey-template-media/demo-backgrounds/death-penalty-template-background.avif) **SurveyLegend** 1 / 7 Death Penalty Survey How much thought had you given to capital punishment before this survey? 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Use these seven optional questions to distinguish overall opinion, certainty, case-by-case views, important considerations and information needs. An overall position does not explain how someone thinks about individual circumstances. Create this questionnaire in SurveyLegend to collect those distinctions respectfully, without graphic examples or assumptions about what a respondent ought to believe. ## When to Use This Template Use this template for adult academic or nonpartisan civic research. Define capital punishment in neutral language and identify the policy context. Do not ask respondents to decide the outcome of a real person's case or provide details of personal victimization. **Create your death penalty survey in SurveyLegend** An overall position does not explain how someone thinks about individual circumstances. Create this questionnaire in SurveyLegend to collect those distinctions respectfully, without graphic examples or assumptions about what a respondent ought to believe. ## 7 Death Penalty Survey Questions This voluntary questionnaire asks about capital punishment as a policy. It does not concern a specific case or state what the law currently permits. Every question is optional. You may skip any item or stop. Please do not include names, personal case details or graphic descriptions. Try the survey ## A little feedback. A clearer picture. Explore this 7-question example at your own pace. Every question is optional. Preview on a device Show the survey at full desktop width Resize the survey to a tablet-width preview Resize the survey to a mobile preview with scrolling inside the frame Choose a look Use Classic: a white survey card over the background photo Use Light: dark text over a light tint covering the background photo Use Dark: light text over a dark tint covering the background photo SurveyLegend demo Question 1 of 7 ### Death Penalty Survey 01 How much thought had you given to capital punishment before this survey? Choose one answer, or skip this question. None A little Some A great deal Not sure Prefer not to answer 02 Overall, to what extent do you support or oppose capital punishment? Choose one answer, or skip this question. Strongly oppose Somewhat oppose Neither support nor oppose Somewhat support Strongly support Not sure Prefer not to answer 03 How certain are you about that overall view? Choose one answer, or skip this question. Not at all certain Slightly certain Moderately certain Very certain Extremely certain I have not formed a view 04 Which best describes how your view relates to individual circumstances? Choose one answer, or skip this question. My view is generally the same across circumstances My view depends on the circumstances I have not considered this distinction Another description Prefer not to answer 05 Which consideration is most important to your view? Choose one answer, or skip this question. Proportional punishment Preventing future serious crime Risk of an irreversible error Fairness in the justice system Moral or religious principles Another consideration No single main consideration Not sure 06 How important is comparing capital punishment with other sentencing options when forming your view? Choose one answer, or skip this question. Not at all important Slightly important Moderately important Very important Extremely important Not sure Prefer not to answer 07 What information or consideration would you want a balanced discussion to address? Share your answer, or skip this question. #### One last look Review your answers before submitting this demo. 0 answered #### Thank you for trying the survey! You’ve tried the template from the respondent’s side. Make it your own with SurveyLegend. [Create your own survey](https://www.surveylegend.com/register/) Checking submission availability… This is a demo. We count starts and submissions only. Your answers stay in your browser and are never sent or saved. **—**Starts **—**Submissions Activity is temporarily unavailable. ## How to Adapt the Questionnaire Keep the opening definition descriptive and avoid emotionally loaded labels, photos or individual cases. If a named jurisdiction is included, verify any legal context separately and date it. SurveyLegend's guide to [leading questions ](https://www.surveylegend.com/survey-questions/leading-questions/)can help review assumptions. Preserve both uncertainty and prefer-not-to-answer options. ## When to Ask Collect responses before a discussion if you want prior views, or afterward if you want views following that discussion; label the timing clearly. Do not combine these as the same measurement. Give participants advance notice of the topic and an uncomplicated way not to participate. ## How to Use the Responses Describe support and certainty separately, then examine whether views depend on circumstances. Treat selected reasons as respondents' explanations, not proof of the policy's effects or of the respondent's character. Report the recruitment method and skipped responses. Review [survey bias ](https://www.surveylegend.com/online-survey/survey-bias/)when interpreting a self-selected discussion group; do not present its percentages as national opinion. ## What the Research Adds Ellsworth and Ross's 1983 survey of 500 Northern California residents distinguished overall attitudes from views about particular circumstances. The abstract notes that respondents sometimes treated policy options as a “scale of strength of belief.” [Read the study ](https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/001112878302900105). This informs the separate questions about overall opinion and case dependence. The historical local study is not evidence of present-day public opinion and does not validate this original questionnaire. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is this a legal knowledge test? No. It collects attitudes and information needs. It does not assess knowledge of current law or individual cases. ### Can the survey be used with children? This version is written for adults. It has not been adapted or reviewed for minors. ### Does overall support mean support in every case? Do not assume that. The questionnaire asks separately whether a person's view depends on circumstances. ## Printable Death Penalty Survey Provide the neutral introduction and all uncertainty options on the printed version. Offer a private return route and make it clear that returning a blank form or declining is acceptable. Paper responses need separate review or manual entry; they are not automatically added to online results. ![First page of the printable Death Penalty Survey Template with questions and answer spaces](https://www.surveylegend.com/survey-template-media/pdf-previews/death-penalty-template-pdf-preview.avif) [![](https://www.surveylegend.com/user-guide-media/icons/download-pdf.svg) Download the questionnaire](https://www.surveylegend.com/downloads/survey-templates/death-penalty-survey-template.pdf) Export Death Penalty Survey as PDF ## AI Prompt: Death Penalty Survey Copy this death penalty survey prompt into an AI assistant to prepare the questionnaire. Review the result, then build and customize it in SurveyLegend. 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