The u. s. house of representatives responded to mccleskey v. kemp (1987) by adding the to the omnibus crime bill of 1994

The U.S. House of Representatives responded to McCleskey v. Kemp by adding the Racial Justice Act to the Omnibus Crime Bill of 1994. The Racial Justice Act is an act that forbidden pursuing or imposing the death punishment on the racial basis.

d: social contract theory

the catholic church withhold people's access to the bible during the middle ages.

people could go to church and listen to the teachings, but it was absolutely forbidden to own and/or read the books of both the old and new testaments. it was also prohibited to translate the books (which where originally in biblical hebrew) to any other language.

this was done so the church could remain in control of what their teachings were and to enhance their importance and power, while also being able to judge people's actions through information that was unavailable for the general public.