A legal principle giving the state the right to intercede and act in the best interest of the child or any other legally incapacitated persons such as the mentally ill is called parens patriae, which literally means


Answer: "Father of this country"

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a. Fifteenth Amendment b. Seventeenth Amendment c. Nineteenth Amendment d. Twentieth Amendment

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a. True b. False

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Some critical infrastructures are secured or located in such a manner that their attack would be quite __________________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Officer Franklin will soon testify in court. Which guideline should he follow when testifying?

A) Tell why as well as what happened. B) Always tell the truth about the case. C) Elaborate answers as much as possible. D) Give personal opinions.

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