In the wake of the trial of John Hinckley, Jr., the U.S. Congress enacted the Insanity Defense Reform Act (IDRA) in 1984. It changed the existing insanity defense, ____________.
A. modifying the "volitional" prong and retaining the "cognitive" prong
B. eliminating the "cognitive" prong and modifying the "volitional" prong
C. eliminating the "volitional" prong and retaining the "cognitive" prong
D. eliminating the "cognitive" prong and retaining the "volitional" prong
Answer: C
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