A method for determining causality, which holds that "without this, that would not be," is known as the ________ rule

A) attendant circumstances
B) corpus delicti
C) but for
D) proximate


Answer: C

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According to James Madison, "If men were angels no government would be necessary and if angels governed, no controls on government would be necessary." What did he mean?

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Which of the following statements about ICE is most accurate?

a. They engage in covert paramilitary operations across borders. b. The agency is the principal border control agency with the nation’s homeland security enterprise. c. There are not many agencies as efficient as ICE d. All of the above.

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