In Michigan, a 6-yearold first grader shot and killed a fellow student. Under the law, the mens rea for the shooter is:

a. irrebutable presumption he has no mens rea
b. rebuttable presumption he has no mens rea
c. irrebuttable presumption he has mens rea
d. rebuttable presumption he has mens rea


A

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________ is a belief, based on a consideration of the facts at hand and on reasonable inferences drawn from those facts that would induce an ordinarily prudent and cautious person under the same circumstances to conclude that criminal activity is taking place or that criminal activity has recently occurred.

a. The good faith exception b. Probable cause c. Reasonable suspicion d. Plain view

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Representative surveys are:

a. national and statewide surveys that use a probability sampling procedure to ensure that the sample closely resembles the characteristics of the population. b. mailed out to a population at random. c. surveys wherein state representatives are the subjects. d. surveys that ask citizens about their perceptions of crime. e. none of the above.

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Making simple gestures like smiles or frowns, or laughing or crying is known as a (an) ______

a. affect display b. emblem c. illustrator d. regulators e. adaptor

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Which of the following is NOT a priority of the Department of Homeland Security?

A. Threats to border security B. Threats of radicalization and extremism C. Protection of the nation's critical infrastructure D. Protection of the U.S. nuclear weapons

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