Is there a difference between an oath administered to an adult and one administered to a child? If so, what is the difference?

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Yes. An oath administered to a child will be given in language that the child can understand, usually asking the child if he or she knows what it means to lie and what happens when one lies.

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The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act requires

A. the only purpose of wiretaps is to be foreign intelligence gathering B. Attorney General approval of surveillance orders C. probable cause of wrongdoing D. probable cause to believe the target is a foreign agent

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The federal government has promulgated lots of standards for employee safety through its agency for such matters, _____________

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Gerome has two checking accounts at two banks across town from each other. Gerome is paid on Fridays. On Wednesday, he must pay his electric bill. He has no money in either account and knows it. He deposits a check drawn on Bank A into Bank B and writes a check for the electric bill on Bank B. On Thursday, he deposits a check drawn on Bank B into Bank A. On Friday, he deposits his paycheck in Bank B. The check is more than enough to cover the electric bill check and the previous deposits and no checks bounced. Which one of the following crimes may Gerome have committed?

A) check kiting. B) counterfeit check writing. C) creative finance. D) check alteration. E) no crime, as the checks were all good by the time they cleared.

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