Which of the Following Is a Positive Statement

question 105

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a positive statement?

• A) Individuals should make good long-term decisions.
• B) Corporations should maximize shareholder value.
• C) The government should reduce the level of unemployment.
• D) The most important effects of policy happen in the short term.
• E) The unemployment rate is 8 percent.

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Definitions:

Durham Rule

Legal principle stating that the presence of a mental disorder is sufficient to absolve an individual of responsibility for a crime.

American Law Institute (ALI) Rule

A guideline used in some jurisdictions for determining legal insanity, which considers whether a defendant lacks the capacity to understand the wrongfulness of their actions.

Irresistible Impulse Rule

Legal principle stating that even a person who knowingly performs a wrongful act can be absolved of responsibility if he or she was driven by an irresistible impulse to perform the act or had a diminished capacity to resist performing the act.

Insanity Defense Reform Act

A 1984 U.S. federal law that redefined criteria for establishing the insanity defense within federal courts.