Howard Becker calls individuals who seek to shape the law toward their own way of thinking:

a. moral entrepreneurs.
b. right-way thinkers.
c. one-way thinkers.
d. morality crusaders.


Answer: a. moral entrepreneurs.

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Which of the following is not one of the most frequently violated provisions of federal immigration law?

a. marriage fraud b. harboring a person who is in the country illegally c. boundary infringement d. counterfeiting immigration document

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______ preserves the right to life and bodily integrity of an individual confronting an imminent threat of death or serious bodily harm.

a. Consent b. Necessity c. Self-defense d. Insanity

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Regardless of its source, all criminal law in the United States must conform to the rules set forth in the:

a. Code of Hammurabi. b. Bible. c. U.S. Constitution. d. Affordable Care Act.

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Which describes a defendant's argument that they were somewhere else at the time of the crime, making it impossible for him or her to commit it?

A) Mens rea B) Alibi C) Justification defense D) Excuse defense

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