The courts have generally upheld the view that ignorance of the law is not an excuse for committing an illegal act, but if an accused person has made a(n) _________, that may serve as a defense

a. mistake of fact
b. mistake of intoxication
c. exception of infancy
d. mistake of duress


a

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According to Amnesty International in June 2015 ______.

a. all of the U.S. states meet international standards for police use of force requiring legislation to state that lethal force may be used as a last resort. b. half of the U.S. states meet international standards for police use of force requiring legislation to state that lethal force may be used as a last resort. c. one-third of the U.S. states meet international standards for police use of force requiring legislation to state that lethal force may be used as a last resort. d. none of the U.S. states meet international standards for police use of force requiring legislation to state that lethal force may be used as a last resort.

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Adoptions are always voluntary.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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The standard normal curve always has a mean of ______.

A. 1 B. 0 C. ?1 D. 2

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__________ occurs through a failure to do something. An example could be failure to care for a child at a daycare

A) Dependency B) Criminality C) Reckless behavior D) Neglect

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