source - : https://www.justice.gov/archives/pardon/obama-administration-clemency-initiative

1) explain Commutations as described in this article.

2) Why do you think the founders of this country included the mechanism of Commutation in the constitution? This question is not addressed in this text. Based on what you have learned, I want you to analytically propose a possible rationale.

3) If you were to add one more factor to the Clemency Initiative described above, what condition would you also require?

4) In this learning activity, we see the interaction between the legislative branch, the executive branch and the judicial branch. What is the most interesting or surprising fact that you learned during this learning activity?